But after nine months of investigating with no further leads, Scotland Yard finally closed the case. Initial theories regarding the trio’s tactics even included using lasers and microcomputers to predict the wheel‘s movements. Nearly 20 years ago, Niko Tosa and his two partners, a Serbian businessman called Nenad Marjanovic, and Livia Pilisi, a 32-year-old Hungarian woman, were arrested after making £1.3m ($1.6m) from London‘s now-closed Ritz casino.
Believed to be in his 50s, Tosa comes from a prominent family and regularly uses fake names to visit casinos worldwide.Īrrested after making £1.3m ($1.6m) from London’s Ritz casino Not much is known about the man who goes by the name Niko Tosa, a pseudonym used to hide his identity, other than that he lives in a small coastal village south of Dubrovnik. But when it comes to beating roulette, the story of a Croatian mastermind – who claims he won millions through sheer mental focus – springs to mind.
The gambling world is full of mysterious, terrifying, and wonderful stories, from bizarre bad beats to hair-raising heists, murders, and even ghosts.
