9 Celebrities With Severe Gambling Addictions
Plenty of people have struggled with gambling too much—but a lot of people don’t realise that many celebrities have faced the same issue.
1. Tiger Woods
That’s right, the golf star has gambled quite a bit. He has been known to play blackjack at 25,000 dollars a hand!
2. Tobey Maguire
We all know this guy as the quiet but heroic Peter Parker—what people don’t know is that he actually has participated in multimillion dollar illegal gambling.
3. Charlie Sheen
Just like his character in “Two and a Half Men”, Charlie Sheen is not exactly innocent. He apparently spent 200,000 dollars a week on gambling at one point.
4. Ben Affleck
Academy award winner Ben Affleck has, surprisingly, also been addicted to gambling. He went to rehab in 2001.
5. Michael Jordan
The famous basketball player is a big gambler, too—he once lost 1.25 million dollars while gambling over a golf game!
6. Shannon Elizabeth
The popular actress from “American Pie” is also obsessed with gambling—namely poker—to the point where she wants to hold high stakes tournaments at her home.
7. Jennifer Tilly
Here is another actress with a surprising love for the game of poker. Jennifer Tilly is definitely a gambling addict!
8. Ray Romano
Who would’ve thought that Ray Romano would be a gambler? He has stated that he has struggled with a gambling problem.
9. Matt Damon
Like Tobey Maguire, Matt Damon was also involved in illegal gambling, which occurred at fancy hotels and private homes.