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Famous Bettors: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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  People everywhere, whether they’re fans of online game casino gambling or not, reliably love both celebrities and gambling. This is especially true of beloved athletes. Fans of sportsmen and -women over the whole world treasure that feeling of truly rooting for their favorite players on the sporting field. When they win, it truly feels like part of the success is shared, as is the sorrow that follows a loss. How much more compelling is it, then, when the wins of a Phil Mickelson or a Michael Jordan – both of whom are notorious gamblers – can be measured in dollar signs instead of advanced stats? Things get more complicated when the athlete in question is… how shall we put this… … not very nice? This brings us to Floyd Mayweather Jr., who may well be the greatest pound for pound boxer of all time. His serpentine, almost liquid fighting style can be astonishingly beautiful, as well as impossible to defeat. He’s also an objectively terrible person. A noted and repeat abuser of women, h