Chicago-area resident Mark Aiello hit the jackpot with a $389,000 March Madness win on BetMGM, only to have his dreams dashed when the payout vanished.
Aiello, a military vet and dad from Roselle, Illinois, placed $2,000 in bets that turned into a life-changing amount of almost $400,000.
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looked at my BetMGM app, and I noticed that it looked weird," Aiello told CBS News Chicago, "like all of the bets were grayed out."
Aiello’s huge win turned into an even bigger headache for the suburban dad, and now he's warning others to be careful when it comes to sports betting apps.
This has happened to other people The American Gaming Association has predicted a jaw-dropping $3.1 billion in bets this year on men’s and women’s college basketball, so it’s safe to say there was a lot of money on the line.
Chicago-area resident Mark Aiello hit the jackpot with a $389,000 March Madness win on BetMGM, only to have his dreams dashed when the payout vanished.
Aiello, a military vet and dad from Roselle, Illinois, placed $2,000 in bets that turned into a life-changing amount of almost $400,000.
Edit.
looked at my BetMGM app, and I noticed that it looked weird," Aiello told CBS News Chicago, "like all of the bets were grayed out."
Aiello’s huge win turned into an even bigger headache for the suburban dad, and now he's warning others to be careful when it comes to sports betting apps.
This has happened to other people The American Gaming Association has predicted a jaw-dropping $3.1 billion in bets this year on men’s and women’s college basketball, so it’s safe to say there was a lot of money on the line.
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