Texas furniture mogul Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is all for placing high-dollar wagers on Texas sports teams. However, as some lawmakers in the Lone Star state continue their push to legalize sports betting, McIngvale is not fully sold on the proposed bill.
On Monday, state Sen. Lois Kolkhurst anchored a new piece of legislation that is slated to put the state in favorable position to permit sports betting…
Now, McIngvale—who previously had been an advocate for the state’s sports betting aspirations—believes state leaders need to keep a close eye on some stipulations in the bill, saying that “all that glitters is not gold.”
