Robin Hood 702 in Las Vegas
Modern Robin Hood comes. He was a mysterious, high-rolling Las Vegas gambler who had been choosing needy families to give them his winnings. "You have been chosen," the voice told the Keglers. "I"m flying you to Vegas, and I"m going to win your money for you." What followed seemed like a dream. A stretch limousine to the airport, first-class flights and a Rolls Royce to their 8,000 square-foot suite in the Palazzo hotel.Who is him?He calls himself "Robin Hood 702" and runs a website on which he promises to milk the casinos and give the proceeds to the poor. Anyone down on their luck is invited to send in their story and, every so often, "Robin" selects someone to help. The only criterion is that the amount they need must not exceed $50,000 瀓 he isn"t that wealthy.
Little is known about "Robin". He has given television interviews, but with his face in shadow. He is known to be teetotal, white and tall. He prefers to dress in jeans and a T-shirt. Casino bosses regard him as a "whale", one of the elite high rollers for whom nothing is too much trouble. He has won and lost six-figure sums in a single night.
His aim, he says, is simple. "I"m going to take the dark side associated with gambling and use it for good." He plans to select another hard-up family to help in the New Year and he has plenty to choose from: there have been as many as 300 applications in a single day to his website.
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He is a really hero?