Mike Ashley, owner of the Newcastle United Football Club increased his fortunes earlier this week when he won £1.3 Million on a single spin of the roulette wheel at an exclusive casino.

Ashley is the 54th richest man in Britain, and won the money at the Fifty London Casino in Mayfair. After placing a series of bets totally £480,000 around his lucky number, the number 17.

According to some reports, the 45 year old businessman, and former owner of the Sports Direct chain entered the casino, placed his bets, and then left the casino 15 minutes later, and with almost a million pounds more money than he had entered with.

The bet he placed was a 'complete' – where he bet on every combination that would include the number 17 – a bet on the number itself, black, an odd number, and a number between one and 18. When he saw the ball land on 17, he looked up at the croupier and said 'That'll do me, thanks', and left the table to the applause of other gamblers.

Ashley is a member of the casino, which charges a membership fee of £650. The number 17 is his lucky number, and he wears that number on the back of his shirt when he is watching his team play football.