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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?.



Source:

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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/

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. :)

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:



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?

He had the money so it is not a problem for him.
Also, he will not get broke since money is still coming in up until now.

He likes blackjack but I don't think he is into online casinos.
This players wants something better which is exciting and that means playing it at live casinos where rich people are also coming in.

Nothing new, I have heard about Jordan's gambling addictions many times before. I don't think golf was the only sport he bet on. Someone who knows basketball as well as he does probably bet on some NBA matches occasionally. He can't do it himself but who can stop him giving money to a close friend or relative who will make the bets in his name?     

If he really involved in Casino using crypto?then this is one big thing to celebrate because if once player here discover where he is playing then i am sure more bettors will enter the site and this is another good news for crypto market as well.

Having one of the most popular sportsman living is playing crypto casino is such a legacy we must be proud and will remain helping our market here to advertise the use and advantage of crypto currency that using fiat.

Why wouldn't he? It's online, nobody knows who you are and you play with other complete strangers without having paparazzi all over you.

As a celebrity, intimacy is probably something you drool for - this brings not only privacy of his true identity but also connects him to others from around the world and is able to do and say normal stuff without having the fear of being judged for it. If I was a celebrity, I'd do it. Especially as lots of people tend to judge you over your casino habits & enjoyment.

If you think about it.
That was all a big question for us, isn't? :D

I thought he could be an ambassador for responsible gambling or he already does? Playing online? I guess he did, we never know for sure, not these days to play physically on casinos where social media is seeing everything about your life, yeah playing online could be done by Jordan, there's big good online casinos out there to play with. I've heard it many times about his gambling habit and also the love of the sports golf.

But I think maybe a glimpse of the story of his gambling addiction could be cover up on that series too. I haven't watched it but I guess it's better to let the series finished first before I would do.

Well, I will never forget this famous or a legend of a basketball game. A famous player like Michael Jordan may possibly play gambling through online casinos with a hidden identity probably that is to reduce his boredom or stress, either way, can be his reason but the amount he bets would definitely be really big compare to our bets because they have money. If Michael Jordan will reveal his identity when playing in an online casino's most gamblers will intend to play with him because of the money at stake that they perhaps take home.

I don't want to block the possibility for him visiting online casino's but maybe in this pandemic time he is now visiting an online blackjack site, but it is still not confirmed that he really is in love with blackjack yet but he got a lot in things financially when it comes on playing gambling so the thing is even though he is a well-known celebrity he can sure gambling on the public when he likes it.

And I guess he is 100% into skill-based gambling that is why he just gamble in trust with his golfing skills that I think a lot of gamblers would love to do.

Perhaps there was a time when he just don't know what he will do with his money.  ;D
I hope I could be at that same foot.

Online gambling? Hmmm, I doubt that will waste time for that and it is the gambling of the new era.
But, I also doubt this man could still think about that with his kids growing and then his cute six year old daughter is there.
He might be having the best time of his life.

Today he might even be playing blackjack to online casino. The gambling habits get worse when Covid19 starting locking us at home. More people are spending their time on Facebook, youtube, netflix, and online casinos.

When you become rich, you'll find ways where to spend your money. A rich man will even buy a banana art taped on the wall just to show  his wealth.

There is a high chance because crypto casinos that he can play with doesn't require him to verify who he is. And for someone popular like him, it's favorable that he doesn't have to go through verification process and anonymity is a must for them so they can quietly do what they want.

Unless he win big and the casino has to verify him and ask for identifications or depends to the rules and regulations that casino he might be playing with. Just like the stories of other gamblers who were asked for KYC when they've won big and about to withdraw.

I've known his gambling addiction in the past this is not new to me where in fact there are hollywood stars also who has the same problem with MJ that you wouldn't think they would do it. Gambling games is for everyone but there are times that most of these people don't know how to stop when they were starting. The possibility of MJ visiting online crypto casino is possible as an anonymous user especially this time he probably visited those online casino again.

There is no way one of the biggest names in the world who owns a freaking NBA team would want to go to crypto places to play, dude could literally call up on rich people to his house to gamble whatever he wants and there will be lines out the door to play with him, even losing all your money to Jordan on a game of poker would worth every single penny to many celebrities, you have to understand this was THE DUDE in 90's and he still has a huge name, with just one documentary about him (and also in the right moment during lockdown) he became the most watched netflix documentary of all time, he is still very famous.

Crypto casinos are for people like me who have no other place to gamble, this dude could just call up pokerstars and get everything set up to him ready made with a laptop setup on his own house and just gamble there for couple hours, he is that big, he doesn't need crypto casinos at all.

IT's not the first time that I am seeing a famous player involved in gambling.

Italian football player G. Buffon (Goalkeeper) has betted a lot of money even millions of euro!
He has been accused of being part of scam system (rigged match) but at the end he has not been condemned.
I don't care, I mean it's their choice.
The only important things is to not scam other people / bookmakers or players.

What is sounds strange each time, for we as "normal people" it's just to see famous player get involved in betting!
But they are humans and even Michael Jordan has normal habits/vices like any other humans ;) 

People are always going to judge whatever good you have done before will just be nothing with just one mistake. It always feels that way for celebrities' life is an open book. The eyes of the public are going to keep watching for that mistake.

Micheal may have tons of money and famous friends but his privacy will always be in the light and learning gambling habits will not make his followers proud. That's what we have been thought like it's unforgivable.

Didn't able to watch the gambling part on his documentary but on what period does this Blackjack activity happened?

If it's on his prime days as a player in NBA, I doubt online casinos are hype at that time so it's possible he is actually visiting a physical casino but not just shown in public news. If it's current, then I don't see any big deal if he plays in an online casino.

Like any sports personality, they have their own gambling experience history. As for Jordan, he treating it as entertainment.

He indeed visited physical casino, the one that was most talk were he stayed for almost till morning when they have their game against Knicks during their Eastern Conference showdown in 1993.  They said he looks tired during those 2nd game.

i didnt knew that golf was a kind of gambling too  . thought it was only a kind of sport that rich people do for fun  but then i remember that there are now many sports that involved on sports betting so its still not possible 

 . there is also no need for him to hide himself if ever he play online gambling ( blackjack ) because no one will believe on him that he is michael jordan even if he didnt change his username or he can use different names too  .

This is really an issue? Dont know why people are making controversies with this one yet there are no rules or laws to people to gamble no matter how popular he is.
So what if he do play on online casinos or do play jackpot? Its none of our business imho since its his own money after all.Its up to him if he would spend all of those and wrecked up.

Even average joe or average earners do gamble.How much more into those who do have millions of usd?  ;D

In recent times we hear that more sports person were involved in gambling and you cannot determine whether they made decisions to favor their priority for the bet they made and if they did it is unfair and illegal. There used to be sting operations in cricket and many cricket players were caught in the past but i have not heard about any high profile bust in any other sport.

If you are playing in a team, you are not even allowed to pass inside information and can put them in legal trouble let alone gamble, being human is one aspect but gambling is a billion dollar industry and if they change the course of the match to suite their priority someone else who made a bet would loose huge amounts.

 Golf is not really that type of gambling at least not in Jordans situation. Sure you can go to a sportsbook now and gamble on who will win in a golf tournament and all that but it wasn't like that for mike. Dude gambled on who would win in a golf game when he played against someone else, so it was more like a wager. In the video if you watch it you will see him gambling even with the security about throwing change furthest and so forth, which means dude basically gambled on anything he could find. However reality is, he talked about the part that he never really let it go out of hand. He never had to gamble so much that he had hard time paying his gambling debt, he always knew when to stop and that is why it wasn't really an addiction.

It became gambling when Jordan was betting against his golfer buddies. Yes, it was a sport for rich people, and that is why Jordan played with other players or personalities that has money and try to win against them.


I doubt that he play online black jack during his prime, he will be bored as hell. Of course he has every right to gamble at casinos because he has the money and probably playing with his friends too in private with huge wager.

Maybe, he came across to a dilemma to where he would spend his money. It is funny to think about it when you have a lot in your bag, your only problem is how to win without thinking on how much you lose, more over, it looks like a battle against your own satisfaction lol.

Well, who knows, he might be going back to play for a little while maybe for killing some time. As mentioned above he still has money, and he still generates it upto now, it won't be a problem for him to gamble though he would be a bad image for his children at some point. And on the other hand, online gambling is the closest possible scenario to happen here, since going on in physical casino is as problematic as countless of people would go after him which is so much stressing on his side, you know he can't even go anywhere without any interruptions.

I love Michael Jordan is a great Legend, he has reached the best titles, he is considered a Superman in basketball. I understand him in his most famous time, while his career is on the rise as any human being, successful young man, he has a hobby he likes to play Blackjack.

Guys, "Remembering is living" An article printed on SportsThursday

Michael Jordan turned the Knicks' home-court advantage into the Knick's (1993).
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/27/sports/sports-of-the-times-jordan-s-atlantic-city-caper.html
 (https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/27/sports/sports-of-the-times-jordan-s-atlantic-city-caper.html)

Bally's Atlantic City Hotel and Casino where he played Blackjack according to the note.
https://www.caesars.com/ballys-ac (https://www.caesars.com/ballys-ac)

Gambling would not be an issue if the involved person is not Michael Jordan. The moment he entered the NBA and got famous that everybody wanted to be like him, he is under the microscope. Every little things he have done and said were publicized and given meaning, be it positive or negative.

Yeah, nothing is wrong with him gambling because it is his money and he can afford to loss millions of USD but the controversy brought by it is somewhat annoying to him. Though he had tons of fans/supporters but he could also have a handful of haters that were just waiting to threw controversies if there is any, media included.   

And that is more the reason they gamble their skills in golf there.
Rich people, share vs shares are the kinds of bets here. Big ones which we cannot really imagine.
You won't win much with tournaments but on side bets.

When you have that a kid that age, he/she will keep you busy that you will forget about any hobby that you have.
As I told here, his kids are growing up and they are getting older.
He don't want to embarrass them by being on the news for gambling addiction.
This could also be one of the reason why he disagree for the film (The Last Dance) to be played for years, because of so many ruckus that will happen.
And it did.

That is the price for being a superstar. A celebrity who is as famous as the legendary Michael Jordan will have a very hard time living away from the peering eyes of the public especially from the media. That must really be annoying. It is as if you don't have any privacy left in you anymore.

What now if he gambles? Is it something a superstar shouldn't do? What if he loses millions? Is he or his status required not to experience it?

I think he will not regret if he loses in gambling because he still has much money that can be used for many things. But we don't know how much money he will use to play gambling. The media will judge him to play gambling because as a superstar, they think that he should give attention to the public and explain that playing gambling is not good. I think there will be some politic include in the new because usually, if one news has blown up, there is politic inside the news itself, but we don't know about that.

I think there are something that Micheal is not admitting because i have read some articles before about His addiction in Gambling and this is not only in Sportsbetting or Golf instead casino playing and some car thing.

But if he is now considering playing using crypto online then i may say those sites that he is playing with are lucky because they have a Bigtime player and bringing them good amount of income.

I think no, most of the celebrities and popular athletes are most likely to go in casinos to do gambling than to just visit in online casinos. The enjoyment and the experience are what they want and that is why I am sure that they are not visiting online gambling sites because they are prefer to go in physical casinos because of the feeling and the experience that may get. Anyway the news about Michael Jordan is not new anymore because there are some articles and images before that showing he is playing inside casinos at Las Vegas.

I'm sure he has done that or continue doing that but he has a reputation to protect he can only talk about gambling where he can be on a safe side he cannot talk how big money he has lost from gambling, Jordan being the greatest of all time is being looked at by a lot of young people who wants to follow his footsteps, this is the reason why he is very discreet.

What is sound strange each time we heard news like this is "why a very rich player" can be interested in these activities?
For who is not young anymore like me, linking MJ with such activities is like about a "sport myth" like we were talking about Lionel Messi (!)

About Troubles..
https://www.thelocal.it/20130802/lazio-captain-suspended-for-illegal-betting
In Italy there was a Captain of a famous Serie A team that has been involved in illegal betting!
Few players (from several team) were involved in such illegal activities...even clubs get fined!
Betting is a billion industry its full of people that want take an advantage, and there are also criminal interests behind :(

For sure, he can't divulge the truth about his gambling habits.
He is still endorsing Nike, and other brands, so he needs to protect his image and not break his contract by giving "bad" example to his supporters.
Being an endorser, usually you have to take care of your reputation, because once ruined even if you are the top athlete, they will think twice of renewing the contract.

Depends on the contract.
Did he really breach something in that contract if it is not written there?

We all know this superstars like him or Lebron, Kobe have their managers on their side.
They know the do's and dont's and they are like mothers of this players which should always be informed to where they will go in which they will decide if they can't or can.

This is also why I have doubts with what the news will present.
It could be just for a scoop or they lack attention.

He is safe now if he want to do it online. He can be anonymous and just use VPN to avoid being tracked.  ;D

but his personal manager must know what going around his life including his gambling habits but both of them wont only showcase it on the world   . he can bet on nba or other basketball bets because he already have a good knowledge on it and make tons of money out of it aside form what he earn   but at the end of the day its thier happiness  .  i know other popular icon that showcase thier gambling habbit on media but still they have solid followers   . gambling is not bad as long as they wont become addict like a normal person that gambles

With that kind of fame he has behind his name, MJ needs to continue being discreet. If he is involved with this kind of activities, for sure he won't be careless as all eyes are on him. MJ, aside from being the most popular basketball player, is also a good businessman. He needs to make sure that whatever he take will not affect him both from his public and private life. This is the reason why famous personalities become depressed as they can't do things normally.

Match fixing is nothing new but in recent years there are many case that are popping up because police are able to monitor and track mobile devices if they find any anomaly during the match. Most sports bodies will issue a life time ban if they find out they are involved in any malpractice.

In cricket there were many high profile cases in the past 20 years and the recent spot fixing incident during 2010 was revealed because the handler damaged his mobile phone and gave for repairing and the shop owner found evidence of foul play and informed the media and the players behind the fixing scandal got banned for life and jail sentencing.

When i hear a sports person who used to gamble then i am certain he would have done the same in the match he is involved, if you take the example of cricket and how many high profile players were caught fixing the matches like Hansie Cronje, Azharuddin, Herschelle Gibbs and so on, as a fan you will never expect these players to fool the audience but it happened and now the rule in cricket is that if a bookie approaches you, it is the players responsibility to inform the authorities and if you are not doing that you will be punished and recently Shakib Al Hasan got a one year ban for not informing the authorities about a bookie approach.

I am not telling that Michael Jordan fixed matches but i am sure he would have made decisions that would aide his bet.

Jordan is making a lot of money being an NBA star, so he can gamble anytime he wants, and he is not the only one who are gamblers in the NBA, charles barkley is also a gambler and I think I've read some article in the past that he is addicted in gambling, something that we can't conclude then since they never admit anything bad anyway, and since they are a model, most of the news related to them are good news.

I also believe on a possibility that Jordan is betting on himself in the NBA, if refs are found fixing matches, players can do the same since they are the one holding the ball.

^ Definitely right, Michael Jordan who admitted to playing blackjack then definitely in this time of crisis or lockdown he had visited an online casino to play. Athletes are also not allowed to go out because of the lockdown and one way to lessen their boredom at home is to play in online casinos since like Jordan does play blackjack but of course, they will not allow anyone knows their true identity because it can catch everyone's attention for they can even bet or lose higher amount than what we normally do. Nevertheless, the possibility of Michael Jordan playing in an online casino probably be true but may also be not, for he never admitted that he did play through online gambling sites.

Being an all-time great, he needs to protect himself, from gambling and from his reputation getting ruin, and besides these were from the past, and if he is still doing it up to this today, his making sure that he is doing it very discreetly, he is a businessman and people are looking up to him, he don't want to let these people down.

They have to be discreet even after their NBA careers. Kids are still looking up to them like celebs.

I have seen the movie "UnCUT GEM" where gamblers bet to how much points they make in the game, I have no idea where to bet it but it must be for those high bettors.  Kevin Garnett bets for himself in this movie and addressed those who bet against him. BTC is featured in this movie by the way.

Even if he gambled he is not going reveal what he did and there is nothing that can be done to investigate what happened in the past, if there proof that he gambled in his matches then it will get him in trouble and his reputation will be tarnished. Not sure why these kind of topics popped up now, everyone is bored and there is nothing much to talk and now this revelation that he used to gamble  :-\.

 At one point where do you stop blaming something for doing something legal? I mean think about it, is gambling illegal? Not the way he plays, I mean sure there are illegal ways of gambling but Jordan wasn't doing any of that, he was doing the legal casinos and all that, he played blackjack with his friends, he played golf with his friends. I mean why would you really go into a player for doing what is legal?

 I get that gambling "looks" like its something bad but in reality when you do something legal, there is really no reason to actually blame someone for doing it. Right now dude is the owner of an NBA team and also Air Jordan brand is his, sure its not owned by him totally its nike and so forth but he gets money from each sale as well. So we can assume that he never really had any monatery problems, dude only played with funny amounts for him.

Everyone has vices or worse an addiction but if you are a public figure then you should really take care of what the others sees you especially Michael Jordan is the face of NBA until now so he should be the model for all people regardless of age that's why his gambling habits is not disclose to the public. Not just his gambling stuff but also his health concern, as an endorser and athlete everything should be fine about you, until obviously when you are retired.

I think that is based only on guessing and speculation, without solid proof. He will definetely not admit something like this because that would ruin his reputation. If someone else did something like that it would probably not even noticed but if you are famous and public person your every step is being watched. But what is the use to dig into the past, now nothing can be changed.

If anyone seriously considers that MJ would have thrown games for money, you must be crazy, you never even knew who MJ was and should not talk about MJ at any time.

Dude is the most killer instinct, most competitive, the most fired up player I have ever watched, that dude could took over games like candy and do whatever he wanted, it was almost impossible to stop him, I am one of those people who believes MJ would have gone 8 in a row if he didn't quit, plus if Pistons weren't murdering him and played dirty, in a fair game MJ would have gotten them as well. And here you are thinking MJ bet on his own games? If he ever wagered on his own games, know that it was to wager on him winning, he would put money on Bulls win for sure, but never for Bulls to lose, not a chance.

Its not really an issue since they do have the money to spend just like on other peoples been doing.The thing here is that he's popular
thats why most eyes will really be on him but the fact that he can play whatever he wants or whenever he wants since its his money.
Neither he would be involved in other games in casinos or whatsoever. Lots of celebrities and famous people are involved with gambling
and that aint a surprising thing.

People who built Michael Jordan wanted to knock off Michael Jordan in the pedestal lol. There was nothing illegal on what he did but it was media-magnified because he was very popular at that time. Basing on the documentary, it was after Game1 on their semi-finals against the New York Knicks that Michael Jordan's gambling become the most controversial. People think that he lost his focus of the game because he goes to casinos but they fail to realized that it is his way of stress relieving.

Manny Pacquiao also got his share of gambling controversy. He once own a big cockfighting farms here in the Philippines and he bet more than a million pesos on every bird during derbies. If it did no stop, maybe the Pacman would have been broke by now  :). 

He is playing but he just don't want to put himself at risk as at the same time he is also a player, you know what I'm saying.

Some player do bet on themselves, in sports, there are a lot of betting odds we can choose from, there's a choices now that we can bet on a player production in the game, for example, jordan to score 30 points in a certain game, bet on over or under? so if Jordan would bet on the under, he can deliberately not score at least 30 points so he can win his bet, even at the expense of his team, besides its just one game.

I expect Michael Jordan to not only be betting on golf and blackjack, he must have joined NBA sports betting too. And not only
Michael Jordan athlete who likes to play gambling, I'm sure many other NBA athletes like gambling too. But playing quietly without
the public knowing and the media, because to preserve their good name and reputation. I think the possibility of Michael Jordan
playing blackjack a lot at online casinos, because of more privacy.

I guess most sports celebrities have their own hobbies aside from what they are already doing. It's not just MJ, there might be other celebrities, Manny Pacquiao has a cockpit farm and he is into cock fighting. I guess it is normal for them since they are earning a lot of money and losing some of it means nothing for them.

As long as there will be no conflict of interest, that would be alright but as soon as they bet on themselves when they play in a certain league they are playing that will affect the outcome of the game as gambler would surely serve his personal interest rather than the interest of the team.

I agree, These athletes earn too much money in themselves that they just want to enjoy their earnings by playing some gambling games, The only thing is do they consider the risk of losing a game? Given the fact that they have a lot of money and they do have businesses that are running. I think it's the sake of their own entertainment or hobbies.

The whole Series was for good PR to be honest but I did enjoy it because or all the HD footage that was in it from on and off the court. Jordan was a proper degen gambler and saying that he only bet on golf is mostly bullshit. He was so into gambling that he would fly to vegas at night and gamble and get back to Chicago by morning and play a regular season game (You can imagine how good he was at basketball to be able to do that). There are a lot of articles and everything you need to know about it. If you search hard enough. There are also youtube channels where they discuss his gambling habits. There's a rumor that he had to retire early because of his gambling habits and the debt he was in against underworld big bosses. David Stern the commissioner of the NBA had to boot him, even though he was the most popular sports star at the time to take away the bad air around the NBA. These are only rumors though so, take it with a pinch of salt.

Most of those celebrities who are involved with gambling are spending time and money for entertaining purposes. Like MJ, Pacman also been involved and have some negative write ups regarding to his involvement into cockfight it can't be avoided since they've got reputations and many writers/reporters wanted to have publicities, writing articles who can attracts readers even it's only gossips just to have exposures.

He is very honest on his past gambling activities, but we have never heard that he lose his savings and his whole reputation from gambling if you have millions of dollars, the temptation is very high to gamble, he is not only great in basketball but he also has a great character I hope he can keep up with that and do not indulge in gambling that can ruin his reputation.

I like the way how he bets such as betting on games where he is involved, and not just putting his faith to the skills of others but making it possible for him to win by trusting himself. I know he is a legend in basketball and there's no doubt that he is gambling too with huge amount of bets, and what is important about him is the way he became transparent about his decision and gambling history.

With such stories like this, it is imparting a lesson with us that there's nothing wrong with gambling, it doesn't decrease our reputation no matter what profession we have and no matter who we are.

MJ is my all time sports Idol and for me there is nothing wrong what He is doing in the money he earned from the start because this is His right as a human.

and also i know that MJ is running a foundation to help less fortunate people so maybe the proceeds if he wins in gambling goes directly to that said organization.

But i am proud of what he is doing so Let him play either win or loss.

I'm a big fan of Michael Jordan I have seen his greatness, there were rumors about his gambling habit but I don't mind it because a guy like Jordan will see to it that he can manages everything even gambling, and he is successful on doing that there were or are reports that he is very much indulge in gambling in his retirement days.