Posted on 04/25/2025 3:15:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
his is the fascinating tale of a twentysomething suburban Chicago man who won $800,000 in sports bets, which he traveled as far as Iowa to place. When it came time to cash in, the casinos refused.
Thomas McPeek, 24, shares a home with his parents. The basement is a shrine to their favorite teams, including the Cubs and the Bears. McPeek read a stack of books to make some educated sports wagers. He placed stacks and stacks of bets last year, complicated wagers on football called parlays, where several events all have to happen for the gambler to win.
"It was a calculated attack where I thought I had an edge," McPeek said. His first stop was the sportsbook at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, in August of last year. He went in with about $30,000 over the course of around a week, and his wins amounted to $350,000.
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They think RICO doesn’t apply to them. They have ruined college and professional sports, which are now akin to Big Time Wrestling.
Now they project onto this kid, charges of structuring and money laundering; which they know much about.
When did we say it was smart to push games of chance in every state, like it is an all-American pastime?
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