For some reason, it seems to me that this player easily parted with this amount.
Or it comes to mind that he was managing other people's money, and wanted to earn quick commissions by betting on a reliable outcome.
Anyway, this should be a great lesson for those with gambling problems.
But it could be worst if this is other people's money that he gamble and think that he can flip it quick and make a lot of money. And by that case, how can he pay those people now if he has taken the risk, that is the worst decision that this player will made, playing not his money but others who have trusted him.
So still gonna be sting, even if it from some millionaires, that $1.4 Million still, and for us, still big money to gamble.
And yes, just like the rest of us says, no safe bet even at that ridiculous odds.
If the 1.4 million the gambler gambled away is not his money(which I believe is unlikely) then that is the worst mistake any gambler can make, and I will tell that this gambler is in for a big trouble, ending up in jail is a very high possibility..
But I still believe that the gambler gambled away his own money, this is because putting a whopping 1.4 million dollars in a single bet, simply mean that the gambler is not a newbie, he or she already knows the rules in gambling and know that gambling with other people's money is too risky, so I believe he won't do that, not even with such a high amount of money.