Investigation Finds ‘Last Bet’ Was Actually One Of Several Hundred
A six-month review of one man’s account history has identified 412 separate final wagers, each described at the time as definitely the last.
A Gambling Paper investigation has found that a wager placed in March by Reno resident Dale Hutchins, and described by him as “the last one, I mean it,” was followed by at least 411 further last ones.
Records reviewed by this newspaper show the final bets were placed at a rate of roughly two a day, with a notable cluster of nineteen on a single Sunday that Hutchins had earlier designated as a fresh start.
How the last bets break down
- “Last one” (187)
- “Last one, for real” (121)
- “Just to get back to even” (96)
- “This one doesn’t count” (8)
In fairness, every one of them was the last one at the time.
Reached for comment, Hutchins disputed the findings, noting that the investigation had failed to account for the bet he was placing during the call, which he said would settle the matter.
