if a billionaire wanted to make a billion dollar bet could a casino take it.

[fightingwarrior]

[BeatTheJerk]

Gay.

[Justin7]

Only if the casino's name was "Dow Jones" or "Nasdaq".

[sundin4prez]

Only if the casino's name was "Dow Jones" or "Nasdaq".

[MarkDee]

I think NBAprofessor does this daily, mabe you should pm him

[ngates815]

Whats your recent obsession about millionaires? Betting 3-5 bucks a game, you will never need to know the answer to any of these questions you ask. I'm sure my 6 year old cousins piggy bank could take on your bets.

[Extra Innings]

Only if the casino's name was "Dow Jones" or "Nasdaq".

Would be hard to get that amount down (assuming you were buying a stock)

[20Four7]

I think it depends on who the millionaire was....... but otherwise no.... if he wanted to put 1 M on the pass line ai think it's no problem

[pico]

you call it dubai world.

[tltaylor89]

Would be hard to get that amount down (assuming you were buying a stock)

trading would only halt if the exchange could not find sellers NYSE would put on the circuit breakers .

[tltaylor89]

Going back to the orginal question why not buy the casino in question?You will save at least $400 million and have a 51% stake in all operations

[Podes]

Pretty obvious that no one would. I think an old school gambler tried this -- maybe late 70s early 80s--with 500k and was allowed but only after a lot of clearances and begging casinos to take it. If memory serves I think it was a pass line craps bet that someone brought up.

Based on that, Id say that 1 M wouldnt be a big deal either but I think itd still be limited to a pass line type of bet. If you were say the guy that owns Chelsea or the Nets or Warren Buffet and wanted to make a spectacle and publicity, Im gonna guess that theyd even let you entertain a 5M bet someplace but no more than that in Vegas. What Dubai does I couldnt care less

[Chi_archie]

oh my

[Hankwins]

I'm sure vegas casino's like the wynn and and upscale places would take bets in the millions. Not a single billion dollar bet. I read about a japenesse guy playing a million a HAND ON blackjack in atlantic city. was upto 120 mil but ended up losing like 40 million.

[k13]

Would be hard to get that amount down (assuming you were buying a stock)

I think Carl Icahn bought like a $100 million worth of Motorola not too long ago and stock only went up like 5% if that.