Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale, owner of a furniture store in Houston, placed a $3.5M bet on the Astros to win the World Series. It's one of the largest bets ever taken by a U.S. bookmaker 💰
A Houston furniture salesman, attempting to mitigate millions of dollars in potential refunds from a promotion, placed one of the largest bets ever taken by a U.S. bookmaker on Tuesday at a Mississippi sportsbook.
McIngvale's $3.5 million wager at the Scarlet Pearl is nearly equal to how much was bet on baseball at Mississippi sportsbooks in the months of June, July and August combined. McIngvale has been in communication with multiple sportsbooks in New Jersey, inquiring about making large wagers. In early September, bookmaker FanDuel, after discussions with McIngvale, requested approval from New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to accept a bet of greater than $5 million on the Astros.
"It's a whole different game in 2019," McIngvale told ESPN last week, as he was shopping around for the best price and highest limits.A daily sports betting news and information show that aims to better serve the millions of sports fans who participate in sports wagering and help educate general sports fans with in-depth analysis.
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