Hollywood is rife with sad stories of celebrities who have made it big and lost it all thanks to overindulging in vices, partying too hard, struggles with addiction, and the like.
It’s a problem with professional sports, too! It seems that every week there’s another story about a former millionaire who lost it all.
In stories like that, gambling often plays the role of the villain. For people as diverse as basketball stars Charles Barkley and Allen Iverson, actor/producer Ben Affleck, and disgraced icon Charlie Sheen have seen their personal fortunes suffer greatly because of a gambling habit.
There is another kind of Hollywood gambling story, though…
… one where the star in question doesn’t suffer because of their interest in gaming, but profits from it instead.
And that’s precisely the story of actor and poker extraordinaire Tobey Maguire.