Mattress Mack Bets $4 Million on Houston Astros to Win World Series
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Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale made two bets of $2 million each on the Houston Astros to win the 2022 World Series. He owns multiple furniture stores and runs a special promotion at his stores where you can win back the cost of your furniture if you spend at least $3,000 and the Astros win World series.
Mattress Mack has bet $72 million on the Houston Astros in three states in less than 48 hours. If the Astros win, he will bank $42 million. Sports betting and online gambling is illegal in Texas. McIngvale flies to states with legal sports betting. He made $3 million in wagers earlier in the season. If they win the World Series, it will pay out $20 million to him.