Famous Blackjack Gamblers: Men and Women

The Men

• Barry Meadow isn't just a player of blackjack; he is a gambling author and a horse bettor, as well. He has written a few popular books on horse betting and has even written for numerous TV shows.
• Sometimes called the $100,000 breast-man, Brian Zembic doesn't just play blackjack; he is a famous high rolling gambler of backgammon and an amateur of magic, as well. Still, his is most famous for having band-aids on his nipples (in Man Show).
• Henry Tamburin is an author of various books on gambling and blackjack strategies. He also hosts SmartGaming.com, and has written hundreds of gambling articles so far.
• Stanford Wong wrote a book called Professional Blackjack, among many others. He hosts BJ21.com, too - a highly active and very busy blackjack website online today. His card-counting and general blackjack books are known to be the greatest ones out there.
• Sam Vaughn is a player of blackjack tournaments and has become a millionaire, thanks to his winnings from them. Many tournament players are all talk, but Sam Vaughn acts the part, too. Think about it: how many players of the game are actually millionaires right now, aside from him?
• Tommy Hyland is the manager of a successful team of blackjack right now. He is also one of very few players that can be found on the famed blackjack hall. He has been playing the game for more than 25 years now.
• Al Francesco is sometimes given credit for creating team play. He can be found on the famed blackjack hall, too.
• Ken Smith is in charge of a highly popular blackjack website online and is a professional at blackjack tournaments. In fact, he is probably the nicest and smartest man in the blackjack industry today.
• Lawrence Revere is known to be a shady and notorious character in the gambling world. Apparently, he gave private lessons of blackjack to certain players and write blackjack strategies, yet helped various casinos catch card counters, too.
• Kevin Blackwood is definitely one of the best blackjack writers to date. He wrote a novel revolving around a card-counter called The Counter, and also wrote an instructional blackjack book.

The Women

• Cathy Hulbert was chosen by a network as the greatest female gambler alive. She is most famous for playing poker, though, because she won the Poker World Series bracelet back in 1993.
• Eleanore Dumont, dubbed Madam Mustache, is a blackjack player and historical character of the game.