Throughout history, the gambling game world has had very famous players who have left a legacy within this industry. Ever since human beings have created this way of entertainment and earning money, many players have made history with their success. Each one of them have resorted to their own ways to be part of history. Undoubtedly, some of the players attained it with effort and dedication, whereas others were gifted with math and calculation skills. They did not doubt to use this gift to create their own game strategy, whereas other people just had extra money, so they decided to try their luck in casinos.
Today’s central figure would totally match with the previous description. He was a rich player and a gambling game fan. We talk about Akio Kashiwagi (Japan, 1983-1992), a multimillionaire entrepreneur who has collected a large amount of money by investing in real state market, profiting from the economic growth that Japan experienced between 1960 and 1992. Furthermore, Kashiwagi also had an extraordinary position among the most iconic baccarat players.
Throughout his life, Kashiwagi was famous for being a player who bet large amounts of money in Las Vegas or Atlantic City casinos as well as his courage and perseverance. He became even more famous in 1990, when he ran across the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, in his Atlantic City casino, where Kashiwagi got the greatest prize in baccarat history. Finally, his name became a legend when within record time he went from being the man who got the highest prize playing baccarat to the one who had the biggest loss in a single hand.
FROM THE FARM TO THE CASINO
Akio was born in 1983 in an imperial Japan that was at war with China and it was getting ready to fight the United States. From a farmer family, Akio quickly stood out among the rest of the people. Thanks to his great business skills, he went from being a poor boy to amass over a million-dollar fortune, becoming the most admired casino player in his country. According to him, he was the only leader and owner of his company Kashiwagi Shogi, which supposedly received 100 million dollars of profit every year. However, this fact could never be proved.
Although Kashiwagi real assets remains unknown, what is clear is that it had to be huge. This Japanese player distinguished from the rest for wagering a huge amount of money in every game. In the 80’s and in the early 90’s, it was pretty common to see this baccarat genius wagering 200,000 dollars in each hand in the United States and Australia casinos. Kashiwagi was very cautious when revealing where the huge amount of money that he used to bet came from; therefore, casino owners immediately linked him with the Yakuza (Japanese mafia). However, it could never be proved this was true.
Furthermore, his huge passion for the game and perseverance made him a player who had a superhuman stamina, so he was never exhausted, since it was common to see him playing for a long time. Sometimes, he even played up to 80 hours.
DONALD TRUMP CLASH
In 1990, Akio Kashiwagi was already popular within casino industry and many of these companies were really afraid of him. In a Tokyo party, the Japanese ran across with another really peculiar and gambling game fan, the current president Donald Trump. Trump had a long time following the Asian steps and he did not doubt about challenging him to visit the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. However, Trump was unaware of Kashigawi skills. The Japanese hit a million-dollar jackpot in less than an hour in the casino. By night, Kashigawi had got the biggest baccarat prize mounting to 6 million dollars in a single hand.
As expected, Trump shortly looked for a way to recover his money and his reputation. To attain his goal, he hired a group of gambling specialists for thousands of dollars. They recommended him that the best way to defeat the Japanese was letting him play for a long time. At the beginning, Akio refused the offer at the beginning, but he eventually accepted, losing 10 out of 12 million dollars he bet, which means it is the greatest loss that a baccarat player has experienced up to this moment.
In a matter of weeks, the popular Baccarat player has got the greatest prize and the greatest loss up to this day. Shortly afterwards, on January 3rd, 1992, he was found stabbed to death 150 times all over his body in his house in Tokyo. Right after they found out about his death, the casino owners reported that Kashiwagi owed them 4 million dollars. The reason of his death remains unknown, but it was speculated that Kashiwagi was broke, so he borrowed Yakuza money. He could not pay; therefore, the Japanese mafia murdered him.
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