Ashton Kutcher: ‘I Once Ran Nation's Biggest Sports Syndicate’

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on

Written by :

Jagajeet Chiba

Published on :

“Two and a Half Men” star Ashton Kutcher confessed in an interview with Esquire Magazine that he once ran the largest sports betting syndicate in the US. 

Kutcher claimed he used his “dumb” persona to his advantage.

"I actually used to be a front for the largest national sports-betting syndicate in America...we were clearing like £484,402 in four weeks of college football. It was pretty fun. Then they caught on. The hypothesis had been that the house would just assume that I was a dumb actor with a lot of money who liked football."

In 2002, Kutcher was a guest (seen mingling with two female twins) at a major online sportsbook’s celebrity-filled party in Costa Rica.  That sportsbook, BetOnSports.com, was later forced to shut down by US Feds.

Kutcher’s interview appears in the March issue of Esquire.

- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com

Related Content

Feds: Hammond Indiana Area Alleged Gambling Ring Operator Sent Witnessess Death Threats From Church

Feds: Hammond Indiana Area Alleged Gambling Ring Operator Sent Witnessess Death Threats From Church

James "Jimmy the Greek" Gerodemos took video of flaming memorial candles in the back of a church, candles to honor the dead, and then sent the video to degenerate gamblers who owed money to his bookies, according to court filings.
Updated 2027 Super Bowl Odds After Week 3

Updated 2027 Super Bowl Odds After Week 3

The Buffalo Bills have now overtaken the LA Rams as the Super Bowl favorites.
Bet on the Next NHL Expansion Team as Season Kicks Off Tuesday Night: Austin Favorite

Bet on the Next NHL Expansion Team as Season Kicks Off Tuesday Night: Austin Favorite

Austin pays $30 for every $20 bet to land an expansion team.
Oddsmakers Now Make Tampa Bay Bucs Todd Bowles -120 Favorite to be First NFL Head Coach Fired

Oddsmakers Now Make Tampa Bay Bucs Todd Bowles -120 Favorite to be First NFL Head Coach Fired

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur now has the second shortest odds.