Celebrities Who Love to Spin and Win at Casinos

Celebrities are normal people who do the same things as ordinary people do. They just got lucky in life that's why most of them are living in glam and luxury and they can spend money on anything they want to. They worked hard to earn all that money and fame but apart from that, most of them still enjoy things that normal people do.

Some celebrities spend their free time and money traveling, doing extreme sports, or simply staying at a hotel or at home reading a book. This is their way of relaxing from all the stress and pressure that they get from work. A popular pastime for celebrities though is going to casinos and spending their hard-earned money there.

There are a lot of celebrities who enjoy playing casino games. The difference is that for average people, we need to put a limit on the amount that we spend on playing casino games while for celebrities, they can spend as much money as they want without having to worry about losing a lot of money. These are some of the celebrities who enjoy playing casino games and have won some as well:

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck is one of those celebrities who made it big in playing casino games. He is skilled in playing poker that in 2004, he won the California State Poker Championship.

He also plays blackjack but was banned in playing it in 2014. He admitted himself that suffered from gambling addiction and he became good at playing blackjack. Once he became a decent blackjack player, the casinos banned him from playing. Apparently, being good at casino games is against the rules of casinos.

Matthew Perry was reported to wager thousands on a poker game one early morning. He was seen at Commerce Casino at 7 in the morning wagering around $10k on a 3-card poker game. It's not confirmed whether he did it for fun or he did it to feel a specific role for a show.

George Clooney

George Clooney enjoys spending time in casinos and wagering on sports, He is also famous for making bets on online casinos. The actor John Krasinski made a bet with George Clooney that he could beat him in a one-on-one basketball game. George Clooney took home $1,000 after beating Krasinski with a score of 11-8.. He even invested millions in a casino in Las Vegas that didn't push through.

There are rumours that Tiger Woods plays $25,000 hands of blackjack whenever he goes out at night for gambling. He enjoys playing blackjack. According to casino executives in MGM, he has won $1 million in playing blackjack a nightly basis.

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly enjoys playing online slots for real money. She's also good in playing poker that she has already earned around $1 million in tournaments and she also won the ladies event in the World Series of Poker in 2005. She loves playing cash poker games.

Charlie Sheen

Denise Richards, Charlie Sheen's ex-wife estimates that the actor spends around $20,000 per week on sports gambling. It is believed that he became addicted to gambling while in his youth. He launched a gambling website that would capitalize on sports like baseball, horse riding, and basketball.

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire is a big fan of poker. Aside from his professional earnings as an actor, he also earns money on the side when gambling. He was actually involved in an illegal gambling ring resulting in a lawsuit filed against him. According to sources, he was famous for being a great player but was also known as a bad loser.

50 Cent

50 Cent is known for placing large bets on sports books and events. He made a bet against rapper Birdman amounting to $1million betting on the Giants winning the Super Bowl but he took it back. Prior to that, he won a football bet between the San Francisco and the New York Giants for $500,000 in 2012 and he even tweeted about it.

Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather is known to have a gambling addiction. He has been placing six-figure bets on several occasions. He even tweeted a photo of the bet he made to win the Little Caesars Bowl.

Michael Jordan

When you have a lot of money like Michael Jordan, it would be easy for you to throw large amounts of cash on sports bets. Michael Jordan is known for making sports bets and is particularly known for wagering in golf tournaments. He has such a competitive personality that he hates losing.

Michael Jordan and the USA dream team spent a lot of time gambling and partying in one of those Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Matt Damon

Matt Damon has been playing private poker games with Ben Affleck. He has never been on celebrity poker shows unlike many of the celebrities. He is still more of an actor than a gambler compared to other celebrities who got hooked and addicted in gambling. In fact, he spent $25,000 on gambling just to prepare himself for a role in the Rounder's movie. There were no reported winnings on his part and all casino news about him can be linked with him playing with his long time friend Ben Affleck in private by invitation only poker games. He and Ben Affleck have been reported to join invitation games of Texas Hold'em poker held at luxury hotels.

Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson loves playing poker. It is rumoured that she does sexual favors in exchange of $250,000 to pay off her gambling debts. In 2012, she launched her very own online poker game. There have also been rumors that her marriage to Rick Salomon had been a result of a poker bet that she lost against him.

Gladys Knight

This famous singer is a huge fan of baccarat but she also loves playing blackjack. There was a time that she got addicted in playing blackjack and got hooked in playing casino games. She got a wake up call one day and started recovering from her gambling addiction.

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley has a gambling addiction and he is aware of it but he doesn't mind because he has the means to do so. He relayed in the news that even if he could afford to gamble, it wasn't right for him to do it that's why he thought of quitting.