Credit card roulette

Credit card roulette is a game of chance where every party involved contributes their own credit[1] or debit card into a hat or billfold. The waitress or waiter will choose at random the card which will pay the entire bill.[2][3][4]

An alternative method of playing the game involves the wait staff pulling one card at a time with the last card picked paying the bill.[5][6]

History

Although the game's origins are unknown, it has increased in popularity in the 21st century.[7] Some believe it was started by Jerry Ossip in 1960, who would offer the waiter six of his own credit cards, one of which had been canceled.[7] A society column article about Ossip's game ran in the Morning Herald in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on June 8, 1960.[7]

References
  1. Gordon, Michael (April 2004). Finding True Center: A Golf Story about Life. ISBN 978-0-595-31298-6.
  2. Burnham, Terry; Phelan, Jay (2 October 2012). Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts. ISBN 978-0-465-03124-5.
  3. Sardarian, Leo; Mirzayans, E. Z. (3 March 2008). The Bubble. ISBN 978-1-4678-3525-1.
  4. Demontmollin, David; Norman, Hiram Todd (2005). Las Vegas Little Black Book: A Guy's Guide to the Perfect Vegas Weekend. ISBN 978-1-932112-43-6.
  5. Brooks Dann, J. (2005). Anecdotal. ISBN 978-0-9766603-5-4.
  6. Grotenstein, Jonathan; Reback, Storms (15 January 2013). Ship It Holla Ballas!: How a Bunch of 19-Year-Old College Dropouts Used the Internet to Become Poker's Loudest, Craziest, and Richest Crew. ISBN 978-1-250-00665-3.
  7. How to Master the Game of Credit Card Roulette
  • Patriot Ledger, South Shore MA, March 20, 1998
  • Morning Herald, Uniontown PA, June 8, 1960

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