Even for those who already make a modest living, the thrill and satisfaction of being on the right end of a bet is unmatched. Just ask professional football player Ronnie Rivers, a rookie for the Los Angeles Rams who just won north of $500,000 while gambling on the Las Vegas Strip.
According to Elaine Emerson of Fox 5 Las Vegas, the NFL running back was in town celebrating his mother’s birthday when he hit the mega jackpot while playing Three Card Poker at Caesars Palace.
The undrafted rookie out of Fresno State signed a one-year, $705,000 deal with the Rams but ended up taking home $515,670, says Yahoo Sports’ Ryan Young. So with Rivers’ $514,837 win at Caesars Palace, he’ll leave Vegas with winning nearly the same amount of money that he made on his first contract.
Not bad for celebrating someone else’s birthday.
Rams rookie RB Ronnie Rivers hit a $515K mega jackpot in three-card poker in Vegas this weekend 🔥
Rivers plans to use the winnings to purchase a home.
(via @Fox5Vegas) pic.twitter.com/Wkk8wooCmr
— br_betting (@br_betting) February 7, 2023
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