Leong and a friend flew to Las Vegas on September 3, 2016.
Leong had an $18,000 credit.
Leong visited two sportsbooks to place a bet.
Leong did not touch the cocaine he had scored.
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On a Saturday morning, Sept. 3, 2016, he and a friend flew to Vegas, scored an 8-ball of coke and checked into a suite at Bally's. Leong had an $18,000 credit, and it was time to make it rain.
"There is no way USC can beat Alabama," he remembered thinking as he visited two sportsbooks to spread the wager.
Kicked up with adrenaline and nerves, he didn't touch the coke. A win would double his bet. A loss would … he pushed the thought away and settled in to watch the game.
The Crimson Tide was slow to score, but by halftime, they were up by two touchdowns. Still, Leong didn't relax. Nothing's ever a sure thing.
On a Saturday morning, Sept. 3, 2016, he and a friend flew to Vegas, scored an 8-ball of coke and checked into a suite at Bally's. Leong had an $18,000 credit, and it was time to make it rain.
On a Saturday morning, Sept. 3, 2016, he and a friend flew to Vegas, scored an 8-ball of coke and checked into a suite at Bally's. Leong had an $18,000 credit, and it was time to make it rain.
"There is no way USC can beat Alabama," he remembered thinking as he visited two sportsbooks to spread the wager.
On a Saturday morning, Sept. 3, 2016, he and a friend flew to Vegas, scored an 8-ball of coke and checked into a suite at Bally's. Leong had an $18,000 credit, and it was time to make it rain.
"There is no way USC can beat Alabama," he remembered thinking as he visited two sportsbooks to spread the wager.
Kicked up with adrenaline and nerves, he didn't touch the coke. A win would double his bet. A loss would … he pushed the thought away and settled in to watch the game.