He often played Faro (card game) and Biribi (roulette-type game with numbers drawn from a bag).
The government tried to avoid paying him but he won in court. He and his investors won a large portion of the lottery money paid out during that period. When the French government instituted a lottery that only purchasers of certain bonds could enter, he devised a strategy to take advantage of the entry rules by obtaining bonds allowing maximum entries. Voltaire, Writer, France (1694-1778) – A Historian in the French Enlightenment era was an avid gambler. A charter for the land was possibly granted to satisfy an unpaid £16,000 gambling debt owed to Penn's father, Sir William Penn. William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania, England-North America (1644-1718) – Quaker who founded the colony in North America that came to be known as Pennsylvania in the United States. He became known as a skilled card game player. Embraced card games, some of which he created, and often mentioned casino games la bassetta and il frusso in poetry. Lorenzo de' Medici, Statesman, Italy (1449-1492) - Renaissance politician in Florentine Republic who supported arts and sponsored artists.
