Barny Boatman is the first player ever to reach three consecutive World Series finals, and also won the European Tournament of the year award.

Giovanni Jacopo Casanova has been credited with inventing the lottery, as far back as the 1700s.

Giovanni Jacopo Casanova

Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo was banned from the Casino de Madrid when they discovered that he had found a way of turning the tables on the house. He and his crew managed to win over $1.2 million from the casino by predicting which numbers were most likely to come up. In a court case taken against him by the casino the court ruled that it was the fault of the casino.