Floyd Mayweather detained in Dubai due to gambling debts?

[cabron]

It is said that the Saudis detained Floyd due to gambling debt. While we assume this country doesn't allow gambling, the report says that this casino is an invite-only for high rollers and that Floyd "Money" Mayweather is possibly in debt of $100M and he ain't going home until he settles the amount. I think he has already broken the record for the biggest gambling losses that celebrities have made. Mike Jordan and Tiger Woods's loss is nothing.

The news started a week ago but there was really no real information about it, most of the speculation only comes from Tank Davis since Tank is talking to someone who was with Floyd in Saudi and the information Tank gives sounds a lot worse. According to some other reports, Floyd is held by the Saudi Government but he can go somewhere else in the country but not fly his private jet.

Just to have a simple discussion, the Saudi government allow a few people to gamble and invite Floyd? Just one of the things we don't know, peasants could get hanged in public if they gambled and were caught.

[swogerino]

It is said that the Saudis detained Floyd due to gambling debt. While we assume this country doesn't allow gambling, the report says that this casino is an invite-only for high rollers and that Floyd "Money" Mayweather is possibly in debt of $100M and he ain't going home until he settles the amount. I think he has already broken the record for the biggest gambling losses that celebrities have made. Mike Jordan and Tiger Woods's loss is nothing.

The news started a week ago but there was really no real information about it, most of the speculation only comes from Tank Davis since Tank is talking to someone who was with Floyd in Saudi and the information Tank gives sounds a lot worse. According to some other reports, Floyd is held by the Saudi Government but he can go somewhere else in the country but not fly his private jet.

Just to have a simple discussion, the Saudi government allow a few people to gamble and invite Floyd? Just one of the things we don't know, peasants could get hanged in public if they gambled and were caught.

Yes gambling,drugs,killings get you hanged in the city square in Saudi but apparently they are making some exceptions whenever there are celebrities and high profile individuals from other countries as long as they are not Muslims I assume.I never saw any Muslim person to be let gambling in Saudi Arabia while other religions are permitted and I think it is all about the money,as long as the state gets money in without risking their nationals they welcome them in such type of "casinos" and this is totally against the law there,this Floyd guy has the right to call them to trial if justice works there,as they have broken their own rules  by allowing gambling to happen which is strictly prohibited in their religion.

[qwertyup23]

Hmm this would be all over the internet is this were to be true given that Floyd has lots of money due to his winnings and sponsorships. Though that may be the case, a millionaire can quickly lose their money especially if they burn high rates at a given casino.

I do find it weird that for a country that expressly prohibits gambling, there seems to be a gambling establishment on that country itself. I find that really sketchy given that their religion expressly prohibits gambling and they are very stringent with its application, implementation, and execution.

With all that being said, I do think that this rumour is false given the conflicting facts and nature. Though there is still that possibility that it may be true, I still think otherwise that this is one of those seemingly impossible situations to happen.

[FinneysTrueVision]

This is old news. Floyd was already released several weeks ago. I don’t think his detention had anything to do with gambling debts. The YouTube channel you linked to is full of fake stories. A lot of that channel's recent videos have photoshopped thumbnails of Floyd in a jumpsuit and have the most sensational titles which are completely made up. Floyd is not in prison, he was just in LA giving away thousands of dollars to homeless people. As crazy as it sounds, that story is actually true. https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/02/floyd-mayweather-gifts-homeless-men-money-before-clippers-mavs-nba-playoff-game/

[mu_enrico]

According to various posts on the internet, he has a net worth of at least $400 million, so being unable to pay $100 million seems strange. If the news is true, he just needs to sell some of his mansions and other assets, so it shouldn't be a big problem. FYI, he earned $300 million fighting McGregor in 2018 and more than $1 billion in his entire career.

Regarding gambling in Saudi Arabia, perhaps he played with oil kingpins. Since he is a U.S. citizen, there's little chance of him getting punished.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Floyd Mayweather is an influencial personality and it is not new that boxing involves more of gambling both the boxers and their fans majority of them are gamblers and they risks both money and assets sometimes for stakes so I'm not surprised that he is owing such a huge debt as a result of gambling but Floyd Mayweather is a Rich boxer so paying off that huge amount may not actually be a problem for him but seems like he just want the Media to have something so say IMO.

If the Saudi government placed restrictions on gambling it should cut across a nook's and cranny instead of giving some big boys the privilege to gamble and frown at others who are not influencial and to be frank the Saudi government is being biased.

[Oshosondy]

According to various posts on the internet, he has a net worth of at least $400 million, so being unable to pay $100 million seems strange. If the news is true, he just needs to sell some of his mansions and other assets, so it shouldn't be a big problem. FYI, he earned $300 million fighting McGregor in 2018 and more than $1 billion in his entire career.

I did not see anywhere that says he is in gambling dept of $100 million. I only saw $$$$ and the amount was not stated. Where did you see $100 million?

That is not a small amount of money. $100 million is too much enough to be used for a business. This is an addiction that I am seeing in the man if true.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

I do find it weird that for a country that expressly prohibits gambling, there seems to be a gambling establishment on that country itself. I find that really sketchy given that their religion expressly prohibits gambling and they are very stringent with its application, implementation, and execution.

If this is true, then it fuels the notion that las are means for the poor and peasant people and the rich are always immune to the law as seen everywhere. I can almost never imagine that this kind of report can come from a country as strict as Dubai. Well, everything is possible under the sun.

I've seen this news earlier but ignored it as one that lacked merit, but seeing it here again made me research on the topic to know if there are facts to prove his indulgence, but found none. This kind of buzz can't be going online without him being someone linked to the activity or someone trying to pull some big stunt. Gush!, the amount is huge, could mean a heavy blow to his $450 million net worth, celebrities are sometimes very careless with their decisions and possibly lands themselves into shits most times.

[stompix]

It is said that the Saudis detained Floyd due to gambling debt.
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According to some other reports, Floyd is held by the Saudi Government but he can go somewhere else in the country but not fly his private jet.
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Just to have a simple discussion, the Saudi government allow a few people to gamble and invite Floyd? Just one of the things we don't know, peasants could get hanged in public if they gambled and were caught.

Pretty hard to take this story seriously when Dubai is not in Saudi Arabia but in the United Arab Emirates
Also have you ever heard of a government arresting a person over debts with a private entity before a civil lawsuit happening between them?
It's not tax evasion, it's IOU checks to a casino, without a court order nobody would ever act, no matter what country that is!

[GxSTxV]

These news seems to be fake and not true, Mayweather himself denied all this and a big beef just started against Gervonta Davis who posted the news about him just to create disturbing news and start a hate between them for unknown reasons, however, Mayweather himself also did the same and claimed that the next fight of Davis is canceled, he posted that on his Instagram with an image.
I wouldn’t believe such news as well, logically the fighter has a good reputation and I think he is smarter to be in a such position, $100m is a number that Mayweather can pay back easily and get rid of all bad news against, that’s why I also found it hard to believe this story.
These are some of the news:

Initially, it was Davis who claimed that Mayweather was being detained in Dubai over unpaid debts. Boxing insider Rick Glaser supported these claims, saying Mayweather's non-payment issues were preventing him from leaving the UAE. However, these reports were later debunked.

Recently, Mayweather spread a rumor by announcing that Davis's upcoming fight with Frank Martin had been canceled, posting an image of the event poster marked "canceled."

News source here

[Oasisman]

I am not a follower of Floyd Mayweather nor even a fan, but if this is true, then my thoughts about him was true. He has no control over his wealth as he always showboat and spends with stuff lavishly.
Gambling is not a common thing for people who owns a lot of money and is retired a found himself with nothing else more to do.
But, Floyd at his 50's is still young to give up his life with such gambling addiction.
Again I'm not sure if none of these are true, but I think Mayweather is someone who owns a lot of money and most likely not gonna ran out even if he's got carried away with his gambling habits.

[mu_enrico]

I did not see anywhere that says he is in gambling dept of $100 million. I only saw $$$$ and the amount was not stated. Where did you see $100 million?

Well OP stated it:

Floyd "Money" Mayweather is possibly in debt of $100M

LoL anyway, I missed the Dubai = Saudi. It's in UAE. No chance of detaining and stuff since UAE basically is a US puppet.

[acroman08]

Just to have a simple discussion, the Saudi government allow a few people to gamble and invite Floyd? Just one of the things we don't know, peasants could get hanged in public if they gambled and were caught.

we peasants do not have the same privilege as these richy rich people, governments are extreme hypocrites when it comes to things like this so it won't be a surprise if Floyd gets an invite for a high roller gambling, it's disgusting but not much can be done(yet). anyway, "getting hanged"(not sure if you are using it as a metaphor or something) is a bit much, but as far as I know, people who are caught gambling in UAE could get fined and get jailed for 3 years(I think)

[Lanatsa]

Just to have a simple discussion, the Saudi government allow a few people to gamble and invite Floyd? Just one of the things we don't know, peasants could get hanged in public if they gambled and were caught.

we peasants do not have the same privilege as these richy rich people, governments are extreme hypocrites when it comes to things like this so it won't be a surprise if Floyd gets an invite for a high roller gambling, it's disgusting but not much can be done(yet). anyway, "getting hanged"(not sure if you are using it as a metaphor or something) is a bit much, but as far as I know, people who are caught gambling in UAE could get fined and get jailed for 3 years(I think)

We do know that laws or regulations could be bend out temporarily specially if we do speak or talks about big money on here or simply they would really be able to benefit it out.
It did really just turned out that Mayweather ends up on being that unlucky on the moment that he do play. $100M is indeed a huge loss but thinking up on how rich this man is then
i dont see for it to be an issue but it is really just that quite surprising that he had let these informations to leak out considering this could really tarnish out his good image but well
we dont know if this was an intentional or not but one things for sure that this amount isnt something that could be paid up easily.

Speaking about gambling losses then this is something that pertains that it could really be something that cost you tons. It would be normal that they would be holding
you to go home until you do get paid. 

[Sim_card]

No matter how rich or wealthy that you are, if you don't control your gambling activities, it will lead to addiction just like what Mayweather is in now. I will say that addiction has eaten him up for him to gamble in another country incurring a debt. Perhaps, no one knows how much the debt is, but a gambler must have lost a huge amount of money before he will think of gambling in debt. Who knows how much Mayweather lost in the casino before he started to gamble without funds. He can pay up his bills, but I don't think that it is an amount that he can afford to lose. Gamble responsible, and don't allow gamble take all that you have toil for within some hours.

[Findingnemo]

Just to have a simple discussion, the Saudi government allow a few people to gamble and invite Floyd? Just one of the things we don't know, peasants could get hanged in public if they gambled and were caught.

Practicing non-religious practices is allowed in Saudi as long as it's done in private but operating a casino is strictly prohibited and there is no freedom and protection from the government which restricts betting and gambling for all the residents irrespective of their nationalities and religious beliefs but I am not sure this is from the Saudi government or the one who he has to pay the debt because if government involved then there will be prison time for sure and he won't be allowed to roam around the nation.

[Slow death]

I have no doubt that we are facing fake news, a guy like Floyd Mayweather would not be playing in a casino to the point of losing a lot of money, he must have financial advisors who give him advice and these advisors would not allow him to play with a lot of money, very Rich people like Floyd Mayweather are people who spend time taking good care of their money, they like to earn more money and see their fortune increasing a lot, they wouldn't take the high risk of playing with millions of dollars in casinos and losing 25% of their fortune. , we just need to see that these guys are even pursuing exhibition fights or are being sponsored by many companies, because they like to make money.

Another point is that they are very busy, there is a lot to have fun with, they would hardly focus on gambling alone, and anyone who loses 100 million dollars is someone who is extremely addicted, then this is fake news. look at how many companies he is involved in, just look at his Instagram account, it is clear that the guy would not be irresponsible to the point of gambling and losing 100 million dollars in a casino, he is a businessman and has managers and financial advisors. I honestly don't understand what the person who keeps spreading fake news gains

[Zlantann]

It is said that the Saudis detained Floyd due to gambling debt. While we assume this country doesn't allow gambling, the report says that this casino is an invite-only for high rollers and that Floyd "Money" Mayweather is possibly in debt of $100M and he ain't going home until he settles the amount. I think he has already broken the record for the biggest gambling losses that celebrities have made. Mike Jordan and Tiger Woods's loss is nothing.

Most of this news fascinates me on how someone will blow such an amount because of gambling. I don't know how much he is worth but it might be a small money for them. Many of these celebrities make much money from endorsements and other businesses. But these celebrities should know that they have a peak period where money comes from all directions. A time might come when they might not make so much money. This is why they have to save and invest for the future.

Just to have a simple discussion, the Saudi government allow a few people to gamble and invite Floyd? Just one of the things we don't know, peasants could get hanged in public if they gambled and were caught.

I thought these nations prohibited gambling because it is a sin based on some religious beliefs. But they are making money from VIP gambling. The law only affects the poor but the rich have uncommon privileges. This behaviour reminds me of the government of my country where the influential are above the law.   

[Cantsay]

I’m a bit confused, which should we believe? Was he really detained due to his gambling debt or his this just a rumor?

This is the first time I’m hearing this - usually news like this are quick to spread around the internet (if it was confirmed to be true) but nothing has been heard concerning this so should we assume that it was just a rumor? The only thing I saw online when I search for this news was that - everything started with Dave but later on, the news was debunked.

[Davidvictorson]

It does not matter if this is an old news or not. What is interesting about the is that our celebrities have a gambling problem. Well some are known others are hidden from the public. Or at least for now I know of Micheal Jordan problem I also know of drake's gambling problem. I cannot categorically tell if they are struggling with gambling addiction, however what is clear is that there is a problem they have with gambling.