Michael Jordan’s gambling history revisited.

[robelneo]

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

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.

[bitbollo]

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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

[TimeTeller]

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

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.

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.

[danherbias07]

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

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.

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.  

[imstillthebest]

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

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.

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.  

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

[Golftech]

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

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.

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.

[eaLiTy]

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

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.

[Maslate]

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.

[JohnBitCo]

[DoublerHunter]

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.

[aioc]

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

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.

[bittraffic]

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

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.

[ene1980]

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.

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  .

[Captain Corporate]

 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.

[Casdinyard]

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

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.

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.

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.

[bitbunnny]

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.

[sana54210]

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.

[Oilacris]

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.

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.

[bisdak40]

 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?

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  . 

[Maslate]

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.

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.