sty led ▁ ″ Capt ain ▁Arthur ▁de ▁Cour cy ▁B ower ″ ) ▁was ▁a ▁conv icted ▁fra ud ster ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁sent enced ▁to ▁six ▁months ▁hard ▁labour ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁maximum ▁p ayout ▁eigh teen ▁times ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁broken ▁the ▁bank ▁five ▁times ▁on ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁cas ino ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁C ertain ▁published ▁works ▁claim ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁B ower ▁who ▁inspired ▁the ▁popular ▁song , ▁but ▁as ▁his ▁cas ino ▁wins ▁occurred ▁some ▁twenty ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁published , ▁this ▁would ▁seem ▁an ▁impos s ibility . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C as inos ▁in ▁Mon aco <0x0A> </s> ▁Pok rov ka ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁rural ▁local ity ▁( a ▁village ) ▁in ▁Sal av at sky ▁District , ▁Bash k ort ost an , ▁Russia . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 6 6 ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁There ▁is ▁ 1 ▁street . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : R ural ▁local ities ▁in ▁Bash k ort ost an ▁Category : R ural ▁local ities ▁in ▁Sal av at sky ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph ▁ben ▁Abraham ▁Case ▁( also ▁Casa ▁or ▁Kaz a ; ▁ ▁or ▁) ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁for em ost ▁Polish ▁rabb is ▁and ▁Tal m ud ists ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁six teenth ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁sevent e