The Top 5 Athletes with the Most Gambling Debt
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Phil Mickelson has a gambling problem. He owes over $40 million to Billy Walters. Mickelson is not the only professional athlete with gambling debts. Here are the top 5 athletes with the most gambling debt.
Michael Jordan owes Richard Esquinas $1.25 million in golf bets gone awry. He lost more than $5 million on craps in a single night. Jordan wrote a check to a convicted drug dealer to clear his gambling debt. He bet $100,000 a game on "rock, paper, scissors".
Antoine Walker was an NBA player who accumulated a lot of gambling debt. He was arrested in 2009 and filed for bankruptcy in 2010. He had earned over $108 million as anNBA player. His gambling problems played a major role in that fall from grace.
Floyd Mayweather is one of the most successful sports bettors. He bet $1.1 million on Oregon -7.5 over Arizona State in October 2012, $800,000 on the Denver Broncos - 7. 5 over the New York Jets in 2014, and $200,00 on Golden State Warriors over Houston Rockets in May 2015. His most expensive bet was $13 million to win Super Bowl XLVIII in which Denver lost 43-8 to Seattle Seahawks.
The Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley is one of the most gambling-addicted athletes. He lost over $10 million on sports betting and $400,000 to The Wynn in 2008. He likes to gamble and he won't quit anytime soon.
John Daly lost over $90 million gambling between 1991 and 2007. He once lost $1.65 million in five hours at the high-stakes slot machines in Las Vegas. Daly used to wager $5,000 to $15,00 a hand at blackjack and $10, 000 a game at slots. Even when he won, he threw the money away.
