H ouston furniture magnate and high stakes gambler Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale has taken his lumps over the years in sports betting.He is widely known to bet enormous sums of money on his ...

Last year, Mack wagered multiple bets totaling $500,000 on the Texans, none of which cashed.He also lost out on an estimated $50 million in bets after the Houston Astros lost to the Texas Rangers ...

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is arguably the world ... “Having to go to Las Vegas or Louisiana to bet puts the discipline on me where I can’t just bet impulsively.

So, for example, he has bet the Astros to win the World Series on numerous occasions as a safety net in case he has to refund customers for their purchases. Essentially, betting is Mattress Mack's ...

A Houston furniture store owner is out an estimated $7 million due to the Seattle Seahawks' win in the Super Bowl on Sunday ...

Previous historic wagers include Billy Walters’ reported $6 million bet on the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV and Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale’s frequent multi-million-dollar ...