Credit card roulette explained

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. 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.

References

• Patriot Ledger, South Shore MA, March 20, 1998
• Morning Herald, Uniontown PA, June 8, 1960

Further reading

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Finding True Center: A Golf Story about Life. 978-0-595-31298-6. Gordon. Michael. April 2004.
2. Book: Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts. 978-0-465-03124-5. Burnham. Terry. Phelan. Jay. 2 October 2012.
3. Book: The Bubble. 978-1-4678-3525-1. Sardarian. Leo. Mirzayans. E. Z.. 3 March 2008.
4. Book: Las Vegas Little Black Book: A Guy's Guide to the Perfect Vegas Weekend. 978-1-932112-43-6. Demontmollin. David. Norman. Hiram Todd. 2005.
5. Book: Anecdotal. 978-0-9766603-5-4. Brooks Dann. J.. 2005.
6. Book: 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. 978-1-250-00665-3. Grotenstein. Jonathan. Reback. Storms. 15 January 2013.
7. http://www.cardratings.com/how-to-master-credit-card-roulette.html How to Master the Game of Credit Card Roulette