Dana White’s gambling obsession almost got him into murky waters recently, but he bounced back and ended up winning big.
During his time as the UFC president, Dana White has always been extremely open about his obsession with gambling, especially with Blackjack.
And because of his tendency to win big, the UFC president has been banned from several casinos in Vegas before because of his activities.
Although White of course has exponential wealth, his right hand man Hunter Campbell has pleaded with him to quit gambling, as he has lost as much as $3 million in one night.
White lost over $1 million recently before bouncing back
As is the case with gambling, White has his highs and lows and has even won as much as $1.1 million in just a minute with an absurd technique.
Even though some fans like White’s transparency when it comes to his gambling, a lot of the fanbase are angered by his spending habit because of ongoing argument of fighter pay.
Despite that, with that having nothing to do with White’s personal spending, he continues to wind down by spending him money in the casinos, and he recently dug himself out of a $1 million hole.
White’s casino of choice is the Bellagio and upon arrival, he is greeted with cigars and whiskey before his gambling sessions.
In a recent video with 60 minute, White was betting $400,000 hands whilst playing baccarat, after he admitted the casino wouldn’t allow him to play $1 million hands.
A few hands in and White was down big, in a hole of $1.2 million.
“I’m a sick sick guy, that’s the only explanation I can give you,” White said.
Despite being down big, White finished his session up $700,000 and left the casino with his big bag of money in hand.
“This is how we do it,” he laughed as he collected his winnings.
Dana White comments on his recent ‘deal’ with Paramount
Earlier this year, it was announced that the UFC had signed a new broadcast deal with Paramount, which is worth $7.7 billion.
Talking about what he got out of the deal, White said: “I have a deal here, that would make Roger Goodell (NFL commissioner) and every other guy go, ‘Holy s—‘, I got a damn good deal.”
And following that, the boss was pressed on the topic of fighter pay in which he once again defended the structure, claiming that the money will trickle down to the fighters.