The audience burst into an uproar!
Five billion was too low, and they settled on ten billion instead? This really was a game for the mega-rich!
Many people saw this and stopped in their tracks.
A number of celebrities even came out immediately from backstage when they heard about this insane bet. They took a good look at the young casino owner, Chuck.
Astonishment and shock could be seen on each of their faces.
"What? The casino owner is so young? And he is a foreigner!"
"I can't believe it! I thought he was a local because he could afford to invite us. And hey, he's quite handsome!"
"I find him handsome too! Does he have a girlfriend? If not, he's mine."
"I want in too. I don't want to be an actress anymore. I'm so tired!"
All the stars at the event eventually came out to take a look. The entire atmosphere at the casino had gotten extremely climatic all because of a few words from Chuck!
Matthias was startled as he asked, "Ten billion? Are you serious?"
To him, no average Joe could afford such a huge bet!
How could Chuck speak so calmly about this?
What a joke!
"Of course I'm serious. Twenty billion is fine with me too, so it's up to you. Now, the question is - do you dare?" Chuck asked him in the same tone he used on Chuck moments ago.
"I have nothing but money. I'm not afraid of anything when it comes to gambling!" Matthias laughed.
"So, what are we playing?"
"Poker! Do you dare though? I'm a gambling pro!"
"Whatever." Chuck smiled. He didn't know much about gambling, but he had to play along. Even if he was forced to play poker with him.
But fortunately, this man decided to play poker which was a game he was familiar with. He even had many wins when he was at Alexandrina's casino previously. As a matter of fact, if he hadn't gone against a master gambler, he would've won it big time.
Chuck’s physical ability had been enhanced and his senses grew more sensitive. He was sure his hearing ability would get enhanced as well!
"Then let's get started! Get your men to set things up! Ten billion tokens!"
Matthias laughed and looked genuinely convinced that he would be winning the ten billion.
The guests in the casino were all shaking with excitement. Through this bet, they would be able to see the true capability of the casino owner!
They wondered if Mathias actually won the bet, would he be able to leave with the money?
If he really could do so, they would be more assured when they gambled there in the future!
Patricia was worried, "Isn't this too much?"
She knew that Chuck had a lot of money, but this was ten billion dollars; even the casino didn't cost that much money. It was only the first day of the casino's opening, but he was already using this large amount of money in a bet!
"It's fine, get our men to get things ready!"
Chuck shrugged off her concern.
"Alright." Patricia ordered her men away.
The casino lobby fell into silence.
"Mom, I'm here. Don't worry. The gifts have been delivered, but now someone is causing trouble in Chuck's casino!" Elise was on a call with Sophia.
"What happened? Tell me, quickly!" Sophia asked.
How could something like this happen?
"Chuck must be out of his mind. He doesn't know how to gamble, he's just lucky. He thinks he's got what it takes to be a good gambler just because he won some money from my friends previously. He doesn't realize that there are people who are better than him! He's betting a huge sum of money - ten billion dollars! What if someone else wants to gamble with him after he loses the bet? How much can he afford to lose?"
Exactly! Did Chuck really think that he was now a gambling god because he had won a few million previously? He still had a long way to go!
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