Thanks to Mattress Mack I actually placed a bet on the Astros and won.
Too bad I didn't buy a mattress. Could have used a free one.
Jim Mackingvale: a GENUINE Houston civic champion
He seems to be the second responder in most of Houston’s mass disasters with generosity beyond description
For those that don’t understand why he flew to New Jersey..it may be because certain bookies in certain states have to have the geolocater on your phone when you place a bet to make sure you are in the state. I am guessing that is why he flew to New Jersey.
I have to say I would be a nervous wreck if I was him...a 20 million dollar liability on this promotion
Good luck against that Washington pitching staff
I think we’re in for a good series. I like nats in 6
That was me. I have contacted Seb Gorka & others to get both Mack (for opening his stores as refugee centers for flood victims) and Andrew Breitbart (for obvious reasons).
Every 4 years, Mack asks customers to “vote” on who will win, then he rebates the full amount of the mattress for those who voted right.
A great guy, eccentric, but Houston is lucky to have him.
After Harvey, Mack opened his store and let people who had flooded live in his store. He also provided meals to them.
Good guy.
So if I’m reading this correctly:
1) He sells mattress products and offers a 100% rebate if the Astros win
2) He places bets that the Astros will win because no one will ensure his rebate offer.
3) The Rebate offer is believed to be worth ~$20M.
4) The bets will get him ~$15.5M
5) So if the Astros win the payouts from the bets would cover about 75% of his rebate offer or be ~4.5M short at this point?
I assume the reason he’s looking for additional bookies is to cover the additional gap he has on the rebate.
Nats in 6.