Charles Wells (gambler)
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Charles De Ville Wells was an English gambler and fraudster. In a series of successful gambles in 1891 he "broke the bank at Monte Carlo", celebrated by the song "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte C
Charles Deville Wells
An interior view of the casino at Monte Carlo c. 1900
Steam yacht Palais Royal (formerly Tycho Brahe)
Sheet music for Fred Gilbert's music hall song "The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo"
HM Prison Portland
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HM Prison Portland is a male adult prison and young offender institution in the village of The Grove on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. It is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. The pr
Charles Wells (gambler)
…scheme. He was tried at the Old Bailey in March 1893, found guilty on 23 counts of fraud and sentenced to eight years imprisonment, which he served in Portland Prison. He was released after six years due to good behaviour, though on one occasion he received two-days solitary confinement for giving a ten-ounce loaf…
HM Prison Portland in 2010
The gatehouse