A man who risked everything he owned on a single spin of the roulette wheel has left Las Vegas victorious.
Ashley Revell, 32, from Kent, sold all of his possessions to raise cash for the one-off bet.
He raised about £80,000 from car boot sales and auctions before heading for Vegas to put the lot on red.
When the ball finally settled on red 7 he punched the air with delight at the Plaza Hotel and Casino. The result means he pockets around £135,000 rather than returning home empty-handed.
He said: "That was just the most amazing experience I have ever had in my life. The first thing I am going to do is buy some new clothes, some sunglasses, obviously!
"It was just wicked, I mean it was just...I can't describe my feelings going through that. It has just been a complete sort of rollercoaster ride. First it's on, then it's off.
"I just wanted to get the bet over with, and know either way. Obviously, I was feeling lucky, but I just didn't know.
"Really all I am going to do now is chill out, my family are here, my friends are here, so just spend some time with them.
"The main thing I have learned from all this it wasn't really about the money, it's easy for me to say now I have won of course, but it is important my family and my friends were there to back me up; and if they weren't there I wouldn't have risked everything."
He said before the big gamble it was the "purest bet you can do". He added: "I'm not married and I haven't got kids. It's almost like my last chance to go mad. It is just a matter of me saying 'red' or 'black' and that will change the future."
*Ananova
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
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