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William Lee Bergstrom (1951 – February 4, 1985), commonly known as The Suitcase Man or Phantom Gambler, was a gambler and high roller known for placing the largest bet in casino gambling history at the time, amounting to $777,000 ($2.87 million present-day amount) at the Horseshoe Casino, which he won. [1]
One bettor made a $2.4 million bet on the 49ers to win, which more than doubled the old record for largest Super Bowl bet. Because the 49ers were such a big favorite, the $2.4 million bet won just ...
The bet, which would return $8.5 million at +170 odds, is the largest bet ever placed on the Super Bowl at a regulated sportsbook in the United States. The bet eclipses the old record of $4.9 million.
On March 24, 1984, he returned to the Horseshoe and bet $538,000, again in craps and again won. Finally on November 16 the same year, Bergstrom placed his largest craps bet: $1,000,000. This time he lost. [10] [11] April 11, 2004: Ashley Revell sold all his possessions and bet £76,840 on one roll of the roulette wheel in Las Vegas. He doubled ...
Walters started gambling when he was 9 years old, when he bet the money he earned from his paper route on the New York Yankees to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1955 World Series. The Dodgers won and Walters lost the bet, but it did not deter him from gambling. Walters was a losing gambler as late as 1982. He had lost $50,000 by the time he ...
James Franklin McIngvale, known better as "Mattress Mack," has wagered nearly $10 million on the Bengals to win on Sunday. Famed Houston entrepreneur places largest Super Bowl bet ever on Bengals ...
The poker game is where Holzhauer began gambling but he grew his sports betting bankroll in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Believing the round-robin format of the tournament and variance in baseball had skewed the odds, Holzhauer bet heavily on each team except the US and the Dominican Republic to win the tournament. After graduating from ...
The event has also become one of the biggest sports betting events worldwide, with over $23.1 billion wagered on Super Bowl 58—more than any other Super Bowl.