You Want To Bet On That?

This Charles Barkley sports betting saga has become a big mess. Barkley went to Vegas and bet a lot of money and he lost it (what a surprise). But losing the money is not the problem...the issue is that Barkley never paid the casino for the money they loaned him. Barkley needs to abide by two simple rules that I will call the "Meister guidelines":

First rule of betting: make sure you have the money.

I will give credit to Barkley (no pun intended), he has the money. I know he gets a nice little paycheck from TNT, so his bank account is probably o.k.

Second rule of betting: pay your bet, whether you win or lose.

This is where Barkley failed miserably. Can't his people remind him that he owes a casino $400,000. I mean, its not like that amount just slips through the cracks when your accountant is balancing your finances. There are only a few people who read this blog, and a good number of them bet on sports ALOT...I know personally. The thing is, when they lose, they pay up, something Sir Charles hasn't done yet.

Today we hear that Barkley paid the $400,000, but didn't pay the 10% interest he owes. The freaking articles that broke the story mentioned that Barkley owed 10% interest. So how on earth did Barkley himself not know this? Either he truly is as dumb as he acts on camera or he needs some new assistants to make sure he is doing the things that he should be doing. Because, if this 10% interest isn't paid soon, the mafia could be making a trip to Atlanta.