The Gambler Who Silenced His Wife With Diamonds (Why I Don't Gamble)

High rolling gamblers not only have to deal with losing huge sums of money but also those close to them getting annoyed about it. Well the King of Gambling himself had a clever solution for this... a pocket full of diamonds.

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Original Article:
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Sources:
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/onlin...
http://www.unz.com/print/Munseys-1913...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wa...
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/2...

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Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas (2007)
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WBZ News (1965 – present)
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Images:
John Warne Gates, Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865- [Public domain]
Diamonds, Swamibu [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)]
Port Arthur, [Public domain]

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