10 athletes with a costly gambling problem

5. Charles Barkley

So imagine, just for a moment, having a briefcase in front of you with ten million dollars in it. Take another moment to imagine how your life would be forever changed (as well as many lives around you).Charles Barkley admitted in 2006 that he had lost a collective ten million dollars from his issues with gambling.

Ten million dollars.

He lost that much money from betting on sports. That is enough money to feed a full third world country for a year, just to put it in perspective. His quickest loss is said to be one $2.5 million dollar single bet on a game of Blackjack he ended up losing. Come on, man, that’s just sad. Stop.