Hyper-competitive people with time and money to spend: Why professional athletes love to gamble

With per diem money burning a hole in their pockets, they’d hop on charter flights, head to the back of the plane and start shuffling the cards. Usually they’d play poker, sometimes bourre but almost always some sort of card game for money.

​ With per diem money burning a hole in their pockets, they’d hop on charter flights, head to the back of the plane and start shuffling the cards. Usually they’d play poker, sometimes bourre but almost always some sort of card game for money. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN