A 24-year-old Chicago man named Thomas McPeek claims that he won $800,000 in sports wagers, but Caesars Entertainment is refusing to pay him out.
McPeek’s story was shared by CBS News on Friday. McPeek lives with his parents in suburban Chicago and is trying to make a living betting on sports. He often utilizes parlays to win big sports bets, which is something he had done so last year. But he says Caesars, which is a gambling conglomerate, only refunded him his original $50,000 betting amount while refusing to pay out his $800,000 in winnings. Caesars allegedly cited their “house rules” in declining the payout.
McPeek says he wagered around $30,000 at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, in August and won about $350,000…