Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack, has placed to be the largest mobile sports wager in U.S. history.
The furniture store mogul bet $4.53 million on the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl LVI.
To make the bet legally, McIngvale had to leave his home state of Texas for Louisiana, which just launched mobile sports betting on Jan. 28.
McIngvale drove to a convenience store just across the border to make the wager on Caesars Sportsbook app.
Mattress Mack is known for making outrageous sports bets to lessen the impact of his sports-themed sales promotions at his furniture store.
The current promotion offers to refund any mattress or reclining living room furniture purchase if the Bengals win the Super Bowl.
If the Bengals conquer the Los Angeles Rams, the $7.7 million dollars McIngvale will win is to allay the costs of the promotion.
The Super Bowl is the biggest single sports betting event in the U.S. The largest known bet on the game was a $7.9 million wager at -900 odds in 2002.
