Michael Jordan’s gambling history revisited. - page 4.

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Netflix is currently running the series "The Last Dance" (the last 2 episodes should be released soon). The series gives a glimpse behind the rise and fall of the Chicago Bulls, where Jordan played for a long time and was of course mainly responsible for the many titles he won. An article summarizing the series states the following:

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Jordan was a gambling addict, spending nights in casinos and even betting against his own teammates on which suitcase would appear first on the airport roll tape - of course he bribed the ground staff beforehand.

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If he truly was an addict I don't believe that he was only betting on his own golf playing skills. I didn't watch the series till now, maybe his gambling addiction is explained in detail there?

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I'm overwhelmed about Michael Jordan playing Blackjack as one of my favorite card game besides poker. Many celebrities both in sports and entertainment are playing poker and it's very rare to see a black jack fan among them. Besides that, MJ acknowledged that BJ is a skilled card game since he only gamble on sports that requires his own skills.

Anyone can provide article about Michael Jackson playing Blackjack? I already search but I can't verify if that is legit. I just need it to post in my official black thread here in forum.

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There's been plenty of stories of Jordan playing on the tables for a lot of money, and that he tips extremely shitty. Seemingly a lot of athletes that earn absurd amounts of money seem to pick up gambling. Floyd Mayweather is notorious for gambling and posts pictures of himself on social media feeding slot machines $100 bills each spin.

It's apparently costed him a lot - https://www.sportscasting.com/floyd-mayweathers-gambling-habits-have-cost-him-millions/

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David Stern, (RIP) the commissioner cleared Jordan about it. Maybe he was treated different because he was the star that time or they didn't find anything wrong about him wagering money in golf. Michael Jordan is very competitive like Kobe so perhaps his mentality of betting in golf as sort of really being competitive of him. Just imagine Jordan beating you in a tournament and keep rubbing it on to you whenever he see you. Online gambling back then is very different so we don't know if he ventures on online gambling to play black jack or not. Plus he has the money, like what they said in the interview, $10k bet is just like $10 for him.

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, but what do you’ll think is there a possibility that he visits online crypto casinos to play blackjack as a hidden user?.

of course it is possible that he was a hidden user in some casino, but we could not know that, if he does not confess, do we?

With Jordan's love of playing blackjack, I bet he already visited an online casino to play online blackjack. Though it is obvious that he loves to play it in a land-based casino but as I said, with him being hooked in playing blackjack, there is a possibility that during his idle moments on his travels, the possibility of Jordan visiting an online casino is very huge. He has the money and all the means to play blackjack in an online casino.

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“I only bet on myself,” Jordan said. “That was golf. Do I like to play blackjack, yeah I like to play blackjack. There’s no laws on that.”

https://nypost.com/2020/05/03/the-last-dance-michael-jordan-says-he-never-had-gambling-problem/

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Quote from: Juggy777 on May 05, 2020, 04:23:00 AM

, but what do you’ll think is there a possibility that he visits online crypto casinos to play blackjack as a hidden user?.

of course it is possible that he was a hidden user in some casino, but we could not know that, if he does not confess, do we?

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And to his defense, he didn't know the people he bet with, some of them has history with the law and in the show he did become a witness (forget the name of the guy). It also did say that he went to Atlantic City after the game with New York Knicks with his father.

It's well documented that Jordan is a gambler, but as far as visiting online casino? No, I doubt that, they still go play the traditional way and I doubt that online casino that time is already on the mainstream, it was early to late 90's. Heck the first time I used internet is in 1997 so perhaps that time only few people are into online gambling even celebrities and high profile athletes.

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Im pretty sure he bet on other sports also, probably also the NBA but he wont talk about it.
I bet he still plays Blackjack and gambles away his money, but its not something you go around telling other people, how much money you are making/losing gambling.

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All kind of gambling activities are pretty common among pro athletes and they are staking quite big, because they have the money Grin

You have footballers like Wayne Rooney, who admitted to have been addicted, you have pro poker players that gambling away their winnings with sportsbetting and you have all sorts of athletes making private side bets. These are young people with lots of money and the bookmakers/casinos best friends I guess Wink

Pretty sure Jordan also had some bets on NBA or other sports, he just isn't "allowed" to talk about it.

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I’m hoping everyone here knows who Michael Jordan is and in ESPN latest show his gambling history was revisited, and he admitted to gambling but with a twist something which I wasn’t expecting at all. According to the show Jordan indeed indulged in gambling but he only wagered on his own golf playing skills, and it’s pertinent to note that he ended up wagering big bets something you don’t usually bet according to the former NBA commissioner. Furthermore Jordan also admitted his love for blackjack, but it isn’t clear if he visited any online casinos to play blackjack or no, but what do you’ll think is there a possibility that he visits online crypto casinos to play blackjack as a hidden user?.

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“I never bet on games. I only bet on myself, and that was golf,” Jordan said. “Do I like to play blackjack? Yeah, I like playing blackjack. There's no laws with that. The league did call me, and they asked me questions about it, and I told them exactly what was happening.”

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“Michael was betting on his golf game -- larger numbers than you or I might bet if we played golf together,” Stern said. “But given his earnings and the like, it just never reached epic, crisis levels in my view.”

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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/michael-jordan-defends-gambling-during-nba-career

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