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George Clooney, One Direction & Shannon Elizabeth Playing their cards right!
March 24, 2014GWL Staff
Money seems to grow on trees for some celebrities, but it appears it’s not enough for some – even Hollywood’s biggest stars enjoy taking part in gambling every now and then.
The One Direction boys have landed themselves in trouble once again, this time thanks to the oh-so-predictable bad boy behaviour of head lothario Harry Styles. A sucker for the ladies, the teeny bop singer is alleged to have ignored the protests of his management team and gone on a mammoth gambling session, thanks to the temptations of an older blonde who encouraged him to gamble away thousands on a game of roulette. Dirty Harry indeed.
The casino lifestyle may come easy for some, and for we mere mortals it may be more realistic to dabble in gambling at online casinos like Casino Tropez – but it seems the flashing lights are a flame to the moths of the celebrity world. Here’s a look at some other celebrities that you didn’t know liked to dabble in a spot of gambling.
Tobey Maguire
This spiderman certainly does whatever he can – including gambling away huge amounts of his hard, crime fighting earned money. Naughty Tobey isn’t known for doing gambling in the conventional way however – in a 2011 report by Star magazine, the star was alleged to have made up to $300,000 dollars from illegal gambling rings in unlicensed hotels. Texas Hold ‘Em Poker was Tobey’s weapon of choice – and it’s not just him who was involved in the behind-closed-doors gaming.
Ben Affleck
George Clooney
They say life imitates art, and nothing is more fitting than the case of George Clooney, who won our hearts back in the early noughties in Ocean’s Eleven. Sadly for George however, he cannot claim to have the same luck as Danny Ocean. In fact, co-star and good pal Matt Damon even ratted him out as the ‘unluckiest gambler in the world’ back in 2011 – claiming he saw George lose 25 straight hands in a row. Whoops – looks like good looks and money can’t help you win everything in life.
Shannon Elizabeth
Who said boys had to have all the fun? Beautiful American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth has also been known to dabble in poker from time to time. Dabble is perhaps an understatement – the star’s passion for poker has led to rumors that she has even set up her own gambling ring right from her very own home – now there’s a poker night!
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