{"id":1830,"date":"2024-06-01T18:50:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T18:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaashivinfotech.com\/tutorial\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2024-06-01T18:50:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T18:50:09","slug":"celebrities-who-love-to-gamble-on-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaashivinfotech.com\/tutorial\/celebrities-who-love-to-gamble-on-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities Who Love to Gamble on Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They say money won is twice as sweet as money earned, and who are we to argue? Whether you&#8217;re putting down a single bob or a million dollars, it&#8217;s difficult to equal the pure excitement of sports betting: a unique domain where entertainment and competitiveness collide; where punters rely on ability and chance to beat the house. Everyone enjoys betting, and celebrities come as no exception. Many famous people, including A-list actresses and chart-topping artists, like betting on sports. Read on to know more and feel inspired before you go to <a href=\"https:\/\/india1xbet.in\/en\" rel=\"dofollow\">1xBet India<\/a> to place a wager.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">#1 \u2014 Drake<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drake, one of music&#8217;s greatest artists, is also a well-known sports betting enthusiast. The \u201cHotline Bling\u201d singer isn&#8217;t afraid of a gamble, and his album exemplifies the ancient proverb, \u201cYou win some, you lose some.\u201d He bet around $1 billion in a single year, winning big on the following:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>2023 Super Bowl (around \u00a31.25 million);<\/li>\n<li>UFC champion Israel Adesanya (\u00a3750,000);<\/li>\n<li>A three-part NFL accumulator (around \u00a31.67 million).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, for every memorable day, there has been a head-in-your-hands one. Drake bet \u00a3300,000 on Jake Paul hitting Tommy Fury, over \u00a31.7 million on Adesanya defeating Alex Pereira, and lost \u00a3837,000 on the World Cup final when France forced extra time. Drake certainly enjoys taking on the bookmakers, but calling him fortunate would be an exaggeration. The \u201cDrake Curse\u201d became one of the internet&#8217;s most famous memes after a number of sportsmen or teams he photographed with or openly supported lost high-profile matches. AS Roma even joked that their players were prohibited from taking selfies with Drake, so we won&#8217;t be asking him for a tip anytime soon.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">#2 \u2014 Matthew Lucas<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many of the people on this list like to place large bets, but \u201cLittle Britain\u201d actor Matt Lucas knows that little bets can provide a lot of enjoyment \u2014 and occasionally a lot of cash. Lucas won 175\/1 odds in 2022 on Arsenal&#8217;s Eddie Nketiah scoring first and Leeds&#8217; Luke Ayling being sent off during the two teams&#8217; Premier League match. Incredibly, the gamble paid off: Lucas&#8217; \u00a32 investment returned \u00a3352, which he immediately contributed to a foodbank supported by the Leeds United Trust. He shared his betting technique on Twitter: \u201cOccasionally I take tiny bets on unusual events with big odds\u2026\u201d Don&#8217;t we all, Matt?<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">#3 \u2014 Floyd Mayweather<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a nickname like \u201cMoney,\u201d it should come as no surprise that Floyd Mayweather isn&#8217;t afraid to take a chance \u2014 nor is he one to gamble lightly. In 2015, he had a four-day hot run betting on the NBA and boxing, converting $350.00 into $827,272.73.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For most people, it would be a significant victory; nevertheless, Floyd saw it as simply another day at work. Last year, he made $4.7 million betting on the NFL in a single month. And in 2017, he resorted to Instagram, sharing a photo of himself with mounds of cash that he said he had won while supporting his buddy Isaiah Thomas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mayweather is less open about his misses, although Maxim reported in 2018 that he was down $50 million owing to gambling losses. If true, that hasn&#8217;t deterred the superstar fighter, who has lately exploited his mastery of the fight game to defeat Poirier over McGregor, Bivol over Canelo, and Lopez against Lomachenko.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">#4 \u2014 Georgia Toffolo<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Onetime Georgia Toffolo made headlines in 2022 after winning the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival. Toffolo won \u00a337,500 on a \u00a32,500 wager by correctly choosing the first horse to cross the finish line and the horse that finished second. It wasn&#8217;t a gamble either: a few months later, she won \u00a36,500 on another 1-2 finish, and she brought home a somewhat smaller amount after this year&#8217;s Grand National when she bet \u00a310 each way on 8-1 favorite Corach Rambler.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">#5 \u2014 Ashton Kutcher<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ashton Kutcher takes a business-minded, data-driven strategy to betting. In 2013, he told Esquire that he had bet for \u201cthe greatest national sports betting syndicate in America.\u201d \u201cI literally simply put wagers for half a season,\u201d Kutcher said. \u201cWe made almost $750,000 in four weeks of college football, which was quite great.\u201d Unfortunately for Ashton, the Vegas bookmakers caught on to the ploy and prevented him from participating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But if you can&#8217;t beat the house, why not play it? That\u2019s what the story of Ashton Kutcher proves. In 2015, he launched the online betting platform Unikrn. The main goal of this platform is to enable bettors to wager on sports. Since its launch, the project has grown steadily, proving that it was a wise investment.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Feel Inspired?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Celebrities are also people. They have the same passions and hobbies. And the above examples prove that pretty well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say money won is twice as sweet as money earned, and who are we to argue? 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