▁few ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁broke ▁the ▁bank ▁are ▁known , ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁J agger ▁Joseph ▁J agger ▁was ▁a ▁Brad ford ▁text ile ▁engineer ▁who ▁looked ▁for ▁and ▁found ▁imper fe ctions ▁in ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁a ▁wheel ▁which ▁he ▁explo ited ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁fortune ▁and ▁break ▁the ▁bank . ▁ ▁The ▁cas ino ▁respond ed ▁by ▁red es ign ing ▁the ▁whe els ▁with ▁move able ▁partitions ▁and ▁introdu cing ▁spirit ▁levels ▁so ▁that ▁this ▁method ▁could ▁never ▁be ▁used ▁again . ▁ ▁Charles ▁De ville ▁Well s ▁Charles ▁De ville ▁Well s ▁won ▁large ▁sums ▁of ▁money ▁at ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁when ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁cas ino ▁in ▁July – August ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁is ▁generally ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁inspired ▁the ▁song ▁" The ▁Man ▁who ▁Bro ke ▁the ▁Bank ▁at ▁Monte ▁Carlo ". ▁ ▁Kenneth ▁Mack en zie ▁Clark ▁This ▁Scottish ▁industrial ist ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Kenneth ▁Clark ▁the ▁art ▁historian . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁' en jo yed ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁frequ ented ▁the ▁Cas ino ▁at ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁regular ▁and ▁extraordinary ▁luck . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Clark , ▁after ▁one ▁such ▁successful ▁evening ▁of ▁rou lette , ▁he ▁bought ▁a ▁small , ▁recently ▁created ▁golf ▁course ▁at ▁S ospel , ▁behind ▁M ent one , ▁and ▁then ▁built ▁a ▁hotel ▁there .' ▁ ▁Arthur ▁de ▁Cour cy ▁B ower ▁Arthur ▁B ower ▁( the ▁self -