Card shark boarded Titanic to fleece VIP millionaires and escaped sinking
Card shark boarded Titanic to fleece VIP millionaires and escaped sinking
George Brereton had a list of first-class passengers who he aimed to target in card games (Picture: H.Aldridge&Sons/BNPS)
A professional card player targeted millionaires on board the Titanic to swindle them out of their money.
George Brereton had a list of all the first class passengers when he boarded the ship heading to New York, and even identified the wealthiest people by circling their…