Miami Man Wins Million Dollar Gambling Game From ESPN

The rules of gambling in the United States are only applicable to the common man. When a major company wants to get involved with a gambling promotion, they do it without much interference.

ESPN, which has never been shy about promoting gambling, may be awarding $1 million to a Miami man who correctly picked twenty five straight wins in ESPN's Streak For Cash Game.

While the game is completely free to play, the concept is simple, promote gambling. ESPN is showing people that if you gamble correctly, there is a lot of money to be won. This surely could not have made anti-gambling groups happy.

While these groups are busy claiming that problem gamblers are created by the addition of casinos, ESPN has done more in a few months to promote gambling than casinos could ever do. The sports network corners the market on sports coverage and has millions of viewers tuning in and following along online.

The game that was being played was simple. Contestants would pick a winner from the four match ups that ESPN.com posted everyday. If they won, the streak continues. If they lost, they would have to start over.

Once someone won twenty five games in a row they would be awarded the top prize of $1 million. Samuel Louis Charles of North Miami Beach, Florida, has become that lucky person.

He accomplished the feat in true gambling fashion. He picked the Steelers over the Cowboys on Sunday, a pick that looked surely to backfire with the Steelers down ten with less than nine minutes to play.

Then the gambling gods took control of the game. A field goal off the right upright, a touchdown to tie the game, and a pick six in the final minutes and the Steelers and Charles were rejoicing in victory.

The eligibility of Charles still had to be verified before the top prize was officially awarded by ESPN.

December 8, 2008
Posted By Vincent Tapoglia III
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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