Chasing your dreams is not a bad thing but I feel this way is not the right one, he might have managed to get it done if he had only used a part of that and kept the rest so that he could get some more chances and maybe could manage to reach his goal eventually.
His dream of making a million through sports betting isnt wrong. But the path he chose to follow is certainly questionable. Heres hoping he learns from his expensive lesson and charts a safer course to his dreams in the future!