[slayer14]

An Astros fan who goes by the moniker “Mattress Mack” thanks to his Houston-area furniture retail business is hoping to lay down an outrageous bet on his favorite MLB team winning another World Series.

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, proprietor of Gallery Furniture in Houston, is attempting to find a sportsbook willing to accept a $10 million wager on the Astros winning it all, and it sounds like he’s having difficulty.










McIngvale has enlisted the services of two “high-level gamblers” from Las Vegas, according to an ESPN report, in a bid to seek out a U.S.-based bookmaker amenable to his big-buck wager.Efforts in Nevada and New Jersey have yet to pay dividends, but FanDuel, operating out of the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey, has offered to take up McIngvale’s bet pending approval from state regulators. McIngvale says his motivation to place such a huge wager on the Astros stems in large part from a desire to cover any potential losses he may incur related to an Astros-based promotion he’s running at his furniture store.The offer is that if the Astros do indeed win the World Series, any customer who purchases a mattress costing $3,000 or more will have their money refunded. Sales have spiked since the Astros acquired Zack Greinke at the trade deadline, McIngvale says, as well as when fellow ace Justin Verlander pitched a no-hitter on Labor Day weekend.“The customers aren’t dumb,” McIngvale said. “They know what’s going on. They’re hedging themselves as well.”With the Astros sitting at around +220 to win the World Series at most sportsbooks, McIngvale stands to win more than $20 million to defray the costs of his promotion.This isn’t McIngvale’s first go-around with these kind of promos. He did a similar thing in 2014 related to the Astros season win total, losing $4 million in the process. He also refunded $13 million after the Astros won it all in 2017.“It worked out well for the Astros and it worked out well for our customers,” McIngvale said. “That’s all that matters.”

​https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...ocid=INSSPBD10

[Sam Odom]

Mack getting a lot of advertising

[TheMoneyShot]

How does one become a millionaire selling mattresses?

[RudyRuetigger]

How does one become a millionaire selling mattresses?

great point

even if rich clowns have 8 bedroom houses

how often do you replace the fukkin bed?


its not like a car where you crash or shit happens..and people turning 16 all the time

as long as you arent a fatass, a bed should hold up a decent amount of time id think

[biggie12]

great point

even if rich clowns have 8 bedroom houses

how often do you replace the fukkin bed?


its not like a car where you crash or shit happens..and people turning 16 all the time

as long as you arent a fatass, a bed should hold up a decent amount of time id think

this is simple math


the mark up on matresses 1200-1500%.


has come down with memory foam but u wouldnt believe how much the mark up is its so sick.

[lonegambler23]

homer plays never prosper

[jjgold]

Big mattress companies and furniture companies make mega cash

[RudyRuetigger]

this is simple math


the mark up on matresses 1200-1500%.


has come down with memory foam but u wouldnt believe how much the mark up is its so sick.

bunch of fukkin squares

i use a piece of wood to sleep on

about 7 pillows


all you need to adjust how hard or soft bed should be

[sweethook]

he's a great guy but i hope he drops 10m here ...LA

[Sam Odom]

Genie should interview Mack for SBR

Would be a BIG Hit

[BigdaddyQH]

They have numerous sources of income fools. He comes from a rather wealthy family going in. He is an excellent businessman, but a major loser in life. He dumped millions into the Tea Party and got ZERO out of it.

[goduke]

A bed that cost 3k at the store costs under 300 dollars to make.

[biggie12]

A bed that cost 3k at the store costs under 300 dollars to make.

wrong.


maybe $200 thats on the high side

[biggie12]

They have numerous sources of income fools. He comes from a rather wealthy family going in. He is an excellent businessman, but a major loser in life. He dumped millions into the Tea Party and got ZERO out of it.

im surprised u havent keeled over and died yet. lol

[Chi_archie]

Gallery Furniture, established in 1981, has been consistently ranked in Furniture Today's Top 100 Furniture Retailers for some time and currently ranks as the Sales-per-Square-Foot leader for independent retailers in the United States.^[10] The store has around $200 million in sales per year.^[11] It originally sold less expensive furniture targeted toward lower-income individuals but has since expanded to include higher-end furniture.^[12][13]

[chico2663]

mack is good people. he gave a shitload of furniture away during hurricanes. First time I heard about him i was living in cincy and my buddy brett won a a 1000 gift certificate on dave lapham and solomon wilcotts am radio show.

[pavyracer]

It's a gimmick. Guy doesn't have 10 million sitting around to gamble.

[Chi_archie]

guy lost 12 million dollars in revenue when he paid up on allowing people to buy a mattress and keep it for free if the Astros won the world series in 2017


smart guy getting good advertising in offering the bet again this year, and doubling publicity by having the desire to hedge the offer thru a bookmaker this year.