Archie Karas is a man in his forties who claims to be the biggest gambler in the world and has certainly been noted for being the man with the biggest ego in the world. Karas is not shy about his endeavors of being dubbed the “greatest” gambler and this man reminds many of another man who lived and gambled big. It  is period when online gambling and casinos are not in existence. This man was also from , just as Archie, and his name was Nick Dandalos. While Dandalos was notorious for being the biggest gambler of his day, he eventually died broke, so Archie’s fate may meet with a similar end but for now he is Archie Karas and he is absolutely the biggest high roller in the world.

When Archie Karas finally landed in Vegas he was basically broke. Only in his teens when he left for the , he came to the and hustled his way through casino card games and pool claiming to have lost well over two million dollars before landing in Las Vegas with no more than fifty dollars to his name. His rags to riches story could make for a fabulous movie if every part of his story could be documented and surprisingly, it can be validated for the most part.

In 1992, when Archie Karas walked into a well known casino and found a “front” for $10,000, his story began. For a man who was standing on his last leg, he found the money and he found luck. He quickly won and paid back the money he borrowed and among numerous best casino, he found luck again and again. At Binion’s Horseshoe, Karas was on a hot craps table and started betting $100,000.00 on the roll of the dice and he was winning and he kept winning.

When you hear the stories about Archie Karas, some of the things that you have to realize about him are the obvious things about many gamblers that many gamblers feel but don’t put into words. Archie puts things into words like no other and takes a no-holds barred approach. He has said many times that he “finds no value in money” and that he can pretty much sleep the same whether he goes to sleep as a winner or goes to sleep as a loser. He’s a true gambler at heart and many gamblers who share his same sentiments still have one major difference and that’s the real difference that sets us all apart.