Casual sports bettor wins $1.98 million from $30 MLB parlay bet

8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 27

A Florida resident at Hard Rock Casino turned a $30 six-leg MLB home run parlay into $1.98 million, defying +6,576,031 odds.
The anonymous winner became a millionaire overnight after correctly picking home runs by Jazz Chisholm, Nick Kurtz, Riley Greene, Coby Mayo, Jesús Sánchez, and Bryce Harper.
Despite rare wins, sportsbooks promote parlays for high profitability, with parlays now making up about one in three bets and holding 15–25% compared to 5% for straight bets.

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