{"id":411029,"date":"2022-11-07T11:28:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T11:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=411029"},"modified":"2022-11-07T11:28:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T11:28:19","slug":"mattress-mack-wins-a-record-breaking-75-million-on-world-series-bets-on-the-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mattress-mack-wins-a-record-breaking-75-million-on-world-series-bets-on-the-astros\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattress Mack Wins A Record-Breaking $75 Million On World Series Bets On The Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of Gallery Furniture, Jim &#8220;Mattress Mack&#8221; McIngvale, who is well-known in Houston for his extravagant advertising and backing of neighbourhood teams, has recently gained some notoriety nationwide for his huge wagers on sporting events.<\/p>\n<p>Late Saturday night, he made sports betting history.<\/p>\n<h2>Mattress Mack Wins A Record-Breaking $75 Million On World Series Bets On The Astros<\/h2>\n<p>With average odds of 7.5-to-1, McIngvale wagered a total of $10 million at multiple bookmakers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Houston_Astros\">Houston Astros<\/a> to win the World Series. In Game 6 of the Fall Classic, the team completed the milestone by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4- 1. McIngvale received an estimated $75 million in winnings from the game, making it the biggest legal sports betting payout in American history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What&#39;s next for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattressMack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MattressMack<\/a> after his historic win? <\/p>\n<p>Well&#8230;he&#39;s going to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaesarsPalace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CaesarsPalace<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lXUJSZHat8\">pic.twitter.com\/lXUJSZHat8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caesars Sportsbook &amp; Casino (@CaesarsSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaesarsSports\/status\/1589095091372597248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McIngvale had to bet outside of Texas because it is forbidden to wager on sports there. In May, he placed one $3 million wager while parked in front of a Subway restaurant in Louisiana, close across the Texas border.<\/p>\n<p>He bet <strong>$10 million<\/strong> throughout the year spread out via six different sportsbooks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YORDAN ALVAREZ WITH A THREE-RUN HOME RUN TO THE MOON AND MATTRESS MACK HAS LOST CONTROL <\/p>\n<p>(w\/ @gallerysports) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uyitCDZwzt\">pic.twitter.com\/uyitCDZwzt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; br_betting (@br_betting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/br_betting\/status\/1589079864555892736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>First, McIngvale wagered <strong>$3 million<\/strong> on the Astros to win the World Series at <strong>Caesars <\/strong>on 10\/1 and <strong>$1 million<\/strong> at <strong>WynBet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In July, he bet<strong> $2 million<\/strong> at <strong>BetMGM <\/strong>at 5\/1, $2 million at <strong>Barstool <\/strong>at +533 and <strong>$1 million<\/strong> each at <strong>Unibet <\/strong>and <strong>Betfred<\/strong>, also at 5\/1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How tweet it is 75 million <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/btaCd8bYY6\">pic.twitter.com\/btaCd8bYY6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @MattressMack (@MattressMack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattressMack\/status\/1589096563066171392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Well, first of all, I&#8217;m so happy the Astros won the World Series,&#8221;<\/em> <strong>McIngvale<\/strong> said in a video posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaesarsSports\/status\/1589095091372597248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caesars Twitter account<\/a>. <em>&#8220;I won $30 million. What am I going to do? I&#8217;m going to get on an aeroplane and fly to a Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and get all that money and say, &#8216;Hail Caesar.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mattress Mack signing the Gangsta Mack Meme pictures is the most boss shit ever.<\/p>\n<p>Astros in 6. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LevelUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LevelUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l50fatNJtM\">pic.twitter.com\/l50fatNJtM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; K.E.O. (@KEOspeedwagon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KEOspeedwagon\/status\/1588943644241072129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As part of his <strong>&#8220;If the Astros win, you win&#8221;<\/strong> deal, McIngvale offers reimbursements to consumers who spent more than $3,000 at his store over the season, so he won&#8217;t be keeping all of the money for himself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MATTRESS MACK HAS MADE HISTORY. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fkofOZL3eg\">pic.twitter.com\/fkofOZL3eg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; br_betting (@br_betting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/br_betting\/status\/1589094545232461825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The impact of the hit they had to absorb doesn&#8217;t seem to worry the corporation all that much.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What can we say? According to a statement from <strong>Ken Fuchs, head of sports at Caesars Sportsbook<\/strong>, &#8220;We just wrote the largest cheque in sports betting history to Mattress Mack for $30,000,000.&#8221; Would we repeat everything? Oh, yes. We&#8217;re happy of how we worked together to help first responders and veterans in Houston, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City, even though Mack may have won this match on the field.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m3L9NzZu7ec\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE MLB UPDATES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/aaron-judge-cheers-on-his-wife-samantha-bracksieck-at-the-nyc-marathon-while-anticipating-whether-he-would-stay-with-the-yankees-or-not\/\">Aaron Judge Cheers On His Wife\u00a0Samantha Bracksieck At The NYC Marathon, While Anticipating Whether He Would Stay With The Yankees Or Not<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/dooms-day-for-philadelphia-first-city-to-ever-lose-two-championships-in-one-day\/\">Dooms Day For Philadelphia: First City To Ever lose Two Championships In One Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of Gallery Furniture, Jim &#8220;Mattress Mack&#8221; McIngvale, who is well-known in Houston for his extravagant advertising and backing of neighbourhood teams, has recently gained some notoriety nationwide for his huge wagers on sporting events. Late Saturday night, he made sports betting history. 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