Not the Robin Hood of Nottingham, England. And not the Robin Hood of poker rakeback. But Robin Hood in Sin City! It’s not a place that would spring to mind to discover a real life Robin Hood, but an anonymous person has changed lives with his/her donations in the past 12 months. The Las Vegas Blackjack Player began a campaign to reward kindly families that had fallen on hard times. Going by the name of Robin Hood 702 with 702 being the area code for Las Vegas they set out to win money from wealthy casinos and then pass those winnings on to a family in need. To be considered for selection, people were asked to submit their information on a website built especially for this purpose.
The website was inundated with people who had been going through tough times. The only stipulation to be seriously considered for the financial help was that you had verifiable debt between 25,000 and 50,000 US Dollars. From the thousands of emails that came through, the mysterious donor chose a family who had sadly amassed a huge hospital bill to pay for the cancer treatment of their daughter. They also picked a second family. He then gave away a total of 55,000 US Dollars between the families. Our modern day Robin then kindly treated the families to a paid trip to Las Vegas with all expenses being covered.
Another unique part of this story is that the player even funded all the games himself. He had approached the casinos asking for their help in funding the plan, but was always turned down. He has no intention of revealing his true identify and is in no way looking for any fame.
He is quick to point out that cheating is not something he advocates and absolutely denies card counting or any other winning strategies. Our modern day Robin Hood relies purely on luck. Even more amazing is that he has promised to pay half of the recipient’s debt regardless of whatever occurred at the blackjack tables!
It has now reached the time where a new family is being sought and already the website has been flooded with upto 300 applications a day.
At a time of economic hardship and restraint with money, it is nice to hear a story of such unselfish giving. It really is a rarity for the Vegas strip that is usually the paragon of greed and excess to inspire the gift of giving, but our modern day Robin Hood does just this.
If you don’t qualify for the special help of Robin Hood 702, get something back from your online Poker Room and try your luck at PKR Poker and maybe Pokerstars Rakeback. You too could soon be winning big time.
