Credit card roulette

Every player of the game adds their own credit or debit card to the mix

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 Matt Formica 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. iUniverse. 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. Basic Books. ISBN   978-0-465-03124-5.
3. Sardarian, Leo; Mirzayans, E. Z. (3 March 2008). The Bubble. AuthorHouse. 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. Justin, Charles & Co. ISBN   978-1-932112-43-6.
5. Brooks Dann, J. (2005). Anecdotal. Dog Ear. 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. Macmillan. 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

Further reading

• Julia Cameron; Emma Lively (5 January 2012). The Prosperous Heart: Creating a Life of "Enough". Penguin. ISBN   978-1-101-55375-6.
• Hodock, Calvin L (9 September 2010). Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things: Avoiding Eight Common Mistakes in New Product Development. Prometheus Books. ISBN   978-1-61592-178-2.