Norm Macdonald spoke openly about the jaw-dropping figures he wagered while gambling. The actor revealed in 2018 that he once tossed $60,000 in the ocean in a misguided attempt to thwart his gambling habits. "I threw it in the Atlantic Ocean," Macdonald told Forbes. "It was at the Trump Taj Mahal and I was just so fatigued and sick to my stomach from gambling for so long, and I said, I'll just lose it ... I decided to throw it away (laughs)." Macdonald added that he found it strange how upset others were when they heard that story. "People get really mad when I tell them that," he said.
The revered comedian had a love-hate relationship with gambling, but believed that onlookers embellished the effect it had on his life. "Some have said it's been the ruin of me... but I don't," he said on an episode of "Larry King Now" in 2016. Macdonald took a Zen approach to his massive gambling losses. "I did go broke twice. I must say that it was a very cleansing feeling in a way," he mused.
It is unknown just how much Macdonald lost gambling, and the true impact it had on his finances before he gave up the vice. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Macdonald was worth $2.5 million at the time of his death.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7XCpKCsr5mbwW%2BvzqZmb2hkaYFze8eormalpZi1bsPArGSnp6Kieq6twp2mp5mcmXq4u9Gtn2aZpGLBqbGMraCmnV2ks260yKxknZ2RqbVw