Athletes who got burned on betting

Currently, many people prefer to gamble in casinos and bet on events from the world of sports. And many companies make this possible, and they operate on the internet, among them Total Casino. But if people who act in casinos rashly and history knows many examples of such, among which even famous people.

Tiger Woods

The world famous golfer is known to many people not only as an athlete, but also as a gambler. He often spends his time playing blackjack and poker. In a single game Tiger can lose up to $25,000. But there are reports that he can lose up to $1 million.

Michael Jordan

The truly great basketball player and “King of the Air” is familiar to many regulars in gambling establishments. Michael often plays cards and bets.

The athlete himself has spoken of having an addiction that threatens his family’s budget.

Danny McClain

This is the famous baseball player who was the best player of 1968. And it wasn’t long before fans found out that the player had a problem with cheating.

More often than not, Danny was betting on horse racing, which is an illegal activity across the ocean. And there was the problem of betting with the Syrian mafia, which he had to get involved with because of debts. Once he lost $50,000, that’s where the trouble started.

The baseball player’s career didn’t end well. After one of the games, an angry fan seriously injured the player.

Alex Rodriguez

This is a modern day baseball player who not too long ago was caught playing poker and taking part in a sweepstakes. The matter was investigated and Alex is now facing a lifetime suspension.

Wayne Rooney

The Red Devils legend is not only famous for his football game, but also for leaving nearly £60,000 for 2 hours in a casino. And previously, the player had squandered around £700,000 on a sweepstakes.

Art Schlichter

The American football player has been prosecuted 20 times for fraud and gambling. He’s been known to lose $700,000 on betting. So he had to cooperate with the FBI and surrender the betting bank where he placed his bets.

Rick Tockett

The hockey player is known to have lost the sum of $2 million on bets. This was at a time when he was practising professionally. He even set up his own betting business, which was against the law. And that hobby came at a high cost.

Charles Barkley

The basketball player’s game was not in the tens of millions of dollars. It started with bets of $70,000, and progressed to a bet of $10 million. And that’s the maximum amount he lost at a time, with 2.5 million down in just a couple of hours.

Paul Hornung

The American football player lost $13 million at a time, for which he was disqualified for a year.  Upon returning to the game, Paul stopped betting and didn’t even give any more predictions.

John Daly

This golfer knows how to lose $20 million at a time. And it is he who is considered the record holder of all athletes. Although the record is questionable, in fact.

Some say that John has lost a total of around 50 million.