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Stanford Wong's real name is Eliot Jacobson. The man in the photo is Dr. Robert Shemeligian of the Mayo Clinic, who separated Stanford from his siamese twin shortly after birth.
Sorry for deluding you. Other posters will provide more details.
http://www.americancasinoguide.com/Tips/wong.shtml
Inventing that S. Wong character was a brilliant stroke. After releasing the story, we now have people seeking it out and quoting it. The intelligence agencies had it completely right: the best way to confound your adversaries is to plant a seed of doubt and suspicion, water that seed most sparingly and your foes will run in circles like puppies chasing their tails.
Are you Russian, Igor?
I am Ukranian. I am part of the Ukranian mob. My people specialize in mortgage fraud, Medicare fraud, insurance fraud, Nigerian inheritance fraud, roofing fraud, and driveway sealant fraud. Myself, I am a kidnapper.
I have your precious Stanford Wong, manacled to a toilet in my basement. I asked for a million in C notes. "You're dreaming", they said. I made the price a quarter million in small bills. "No way", said those cheap skates at Pi Yee. Fifty grand Canadian, I said. "Too much", they pleaded. Five large in any denomination Bahamian banknotes, I responded. "We have a budget", they whined.
Well, I'm through being Mister Nice Guy. Now it's fish or cut bait! I get $500 US in my PayPal account by this time tomorrow or the Wong guy goes on eBay, without reserve. And this time, I mean it.
Which could be good cover. You can be the Ukranian mafia guy with the big bankroll. Your alias can be Ivan Drago. If he dies he dies. I am going to train like Rocky did to beat Drago to beat the casino out of money. If those mofos try to 86 me I'll knock them out once they put their hands on me and sue them. If any monkey/ security guard tries to pull me away from the bj table it will be like Tommy Lee vs. Dai Han except no mercy from me. No minimum wage security guard is going to tell me what to do, I represent like Fu Kwon at the Chinese restaurant.
