It's corrosive on a variety of levels, including the common student. Gambling in college is serious business. As it is commonly told, Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers got his start as a bookie on the Michigan State campus. Gilbert was arrested with three others, over $114,000 that they had collected.
Gilbert has past arrest on gambling charge (espn.com)
A retired Detroit policeman, whose son was petrified of being beaten because of his gambling debts to Gilbert, thinks the money was much more than $114,000.
Retired Michigan police officer says Dan Gilbert's 1981 gambling operation was much bigger than Gilbert admits - cleveland.com
Dan Gilbert now owns Rocket Mortgage, net worth $51.9 billion. As I was leaving Detroit (in 2018), Gilbert had just purchased his 100th building in downtown Detroit.
BC linked this WSJ article almost two years ago: https://www.wsj.com/articles/gambling-op...1669815758
Gilbert has past arrest on gambling charge (espn.com)
A retired Detroit policeman, whose son was petrified of being beaten because of his gambling debts to Gilbert, thinks the money was much more than $114,000.
Retired Michigan police officer says Dan Gilbert's 1981 gambling operation was much bigger than Gilbert admits - cleveland.com
Dan Gilbert now owns Rocket Mortgage, net worth $51.9 billion. As I was leaving Detroit (in 2018), Gilbert had just purchased his 100th building in downtown Detroit.
BC linked this WSJ article almost two years ago: https://www.wsj.com/articles/gambling-op...1669815758
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