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Gambler loses massive $1.4 million bet on Chargers-Jaguars game

The Chargers came into Saturday’s game as 3.5-point favorites and had a big cushion at one point: a 27-0 lead in the first half that seemed would keep on growing – especially with Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence throwing three first-quarter interceptions.

The unlucky gambler would’ve only made a net profit of $11,200 – .8 percent of the total wage – if the Chargers won. It’s unknown who originally placed the bet.

Many years ago I knew a guy, friend of a friend, 6’ 5”, maybe 300 pounds, who used to hang out in the expansive offices of Lockwood & Mead. A really nice man, but it turned out that he had a gambling problem, and, worse, he was betting with one of the local Cosa Nostra branches, and was into them for quite a sum. He hocked everything he had and placed a huge, do-or-die bet on a Giants playoff game. They lost, he rose from his La-Z-Boy, went out on his porch, and fell dead of a heart attack.

Let’s hope this latest loser was Steve Job’s ex-wife, or a lottery winner from Maine.