Joseph Russell is a professional backgammon

Backgammon

Backgammon is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and players win by removing all of their pieces from the board. There are many variants of backgammon, most of which share common traits...

 player from Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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He is a founding sponsor and a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Backgammon Federation, where he serves on it's Executive Committee and is chairman of it's Education Committee.
He is a former World Champion. The backgammon titles he has won include:

• the American Backgammon Tour Championship in 1995,
• the Rio Pro-Am of 1999 and
• the Backgammon World Championship held in Monaco
  Monaco
  Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
  
  in 1989.