Furniture Store Owner Places $3.5 Million World Series Bet on Astros
- 5 years ago
Furniture Store Owner Places
$3.5 Million World Series Bet on Astros
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Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston,
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placed the bet at the DraftKings sportsbook
at Scarlet Pearl casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
.
I think it's the biggest [bet] that's ever happened in Mississippi.
, Matt Kalish, DraftKings co-founder, via statement.
The bet would pay out $7.7 million if the
Houston Astros win the World Series.
.
I'm just amazed how much DraftKings and Scarlet Pearl took, and they didn't blink an eye. That's pretty rare in the sports betting business in the
United States.
, Jim McIngvale, via statement.
The $3.5 million is almost equivalent to the
total bet at Mississippi sportsbooks in
June, July and August combined.
.
McIngvale placed a $200,000 World Series
bet on the Astros in Las Vegas as well.
.
McIngvale has been in touch with several sportsbooks in New Jersey about making another large bet.
$3.5 Million World Series Bet on Astros
.
Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston,
.
placed the bet at the DraftKings sportsbook
at Scarlet Pearl casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
.
I think it's the biggest [bet] that's ever happened in Mississippi.
, Matt Kalish, DraftKings co-founder, via statement.
The bet would pay out $7.7 million if the
Houston Astros win the World Series.
.
I'm just amazed how much DraftKings and Scarlet Pearl took, and they didn't blink an eye. That's pretty rare in the sports betting business in the
United States.
, Jim McIngvale, via statement.
The $3.5 million is almost equivalent to the
total bet at Mississippi sportsbooks in
June, July and August combined.
.
McIngvale placed a $200,000 World Series
bet on the Astros in Las Vegas as well.
.
McIngvale has been in touch with several sportsbooks in New Jersey about making another large bet.