All those gamblers who have dreamed of taking down the house but good – and face it, who hasn’t had that fantasy? – have a new hero in the form of Don Johnson.

No, not *that* Don Johnson of 1980s television fame, but rather Wyoming businessman Don Johnson, who has become the scourge of Atlantic City and the partymeister of London in short time while breaking records all over the Guinness Book of Records. 

In the six months over 2010 and ’11, Johnson took three Atlantic City casinos for an total of $15.1 million, all on blackjack, all completely legally (i.e. no card-counting) and all (well, mostly) tax-free. By spring of this year, the horseracing industry entrepreneur even got a further advantage that all but the highest rollers can only dream up: He was able to negotiate special rules and even a 20% cashback bonus on losses – granted that he played for $100,000 per hand and bought in for $1 million.

No matter and no sweat for Johnson, though. By playing tight, the Wyomingite racked up his eight figures slickly, even winning $700,000 on a single hand that had been split three times as well as doubled up three times.

So how does a guy like Johnson celebrate such a win? By popping over to London to party with buddy Jon Bon Jovi and buying the world’s most expensive bottle of champagne, a 99-pound behemoth called the Armand De Brignac Midas carrying a price tag of about £140,000 ($225,000)! The clincher: Johnson hardly touches bubbly and usually drinks vodka. Expensive vodka, one would surmise.

And while $15 million or so wouldn’t seem to put a dent in the Atlantic City economy, New Jersey tax authorities are reportedly demanding that Johnson pay income taxes on the winnings despite no affiliation to or ownership of land in the state.

Just call him Wyoming Vice…