Read this a few days ago, seems like a character
Jim McIngvale is set to arrive here on Derby Day, and he’s already wired the money he plans to bet on racing’s biggest event. He’ll bet on the favorite, which, in all likelihood, will be undefeated champion Essential Quality.Of course, McIngvale, better known to bettors as Mattress Mack, is more than a sports bettor. He owns the chain of Gallery Furniture store in Houston and he’s a horse owner.
Count McIngvale among the proponents for bringing fixed-odds betting into US racing. He said with so many people getting into sports betting, it would open the door for the sport to gain a larger audience.
Attempts have been made to get fixed-odds racing into the states. A pilot program has been in the works in New Jersey since last year. However, it has yet to get off the ground.
“I say about furniture stores and churches, ‘If it ain’t crying, it’s dying,’” McIngvale said. “In horse racing, it’s too many 70-year-old men like me with gray hair. We need more 20- to 30-year old kids.”
https://www.casino.org/news/exclusive-mattress-mack-talks-ky-derby-and-future-of-horse-racing/
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