Guys, Fred Smith didn't go to Vegas to try winning the $27,000 gambling. Instead he went to Vegas hoping to see Howard Hughes and get an investment in FedEx (then Federal Express), and he won the $27,000 while waiting to see Hughes. Hughes didn't invest, but General Dynamics did, as I recall, $5 million. Check the story with Fred, Roger Frock, Art Bass, Charlie Brandon, Norm Waite, Leon Tyree, Mike Basch, and others.