ALS man wins World BlackJack Championship

Filed in archive Gambling General by simon on March 26, 2006

Tucker Keeling of Bixby, oklahoma who has ALS (commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) has won the inaugural $250,000 PartyCasino.com World BlackJack Championship. His total winning could be in the region of $113,000.

Keeler, who worked a professional dealer in Las Vegas, commented that the Championship was "one hell of a ride." A spokesman for PartyCasino.com said "Tucker's story is inspirational. We are both glad and sad for him at the same time. There couldn't have been a better winner."

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