While many questions the increasing share of betting in the sports world, UFC president Dana White appears to be heading in the opposite direction. A fan of the entertainment modality, including its most controversial version, gambling, the top manager of Ultimate considers positive the increasing legalization of bookmakers around the world, especially in North American territory.
In an interview with 'ESPN Sports Betting', Dana highlighted the possibility of attracting more fans through sports betting. The manager also admitted to being a "degenerate" gambler and even told an unusual story in which he lost one million dollars with a frustrated hunch in a boxing match.
"I would say it was about time. I like it. (Betting) is obviously something people love to do. It makes anything you're watching more fun, a lot more interesting. I've always been in favor. But I'm from Las Vegas. I always bet. In all the sports that I'm interested in. In all the games on Saturday, if I want to know what the line (of the game) is, college or professional, I always look at the lines of the fights," White said, before revealing one of his excesses in the betting world.
"I play a lot of games of chance. I'm a degenerate if you still don't understand. I'm a degenerate, yes. I love to gamble. What was that kid's name? Jermain Taylor. And who did he fight against? I took it. He fought a tall, skinny white boy from Ohio, Kelly Pavlik. I bet a million on Taylor and he was destroyed. It was the first time I bet a million dollars because I was so confident that Taylor would win that one fight," he completed.
Source: UOL
