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Bruno Mars is allegedly in a $50 million gambling debt with MGM Casino

He had been performing at the MGM Resort since 2016.

Bruno Mars.[Getty Images/John Esparza]

Bruno Mars had signed a multi-year residency with MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas in 2016 and had continued to perform at the resort. However, in an interesting turn of events, the singer has now been accused of accumulating a debt worth $50 Million from gambling at the casino.

According to News Outlet, a source said, “He owed millions to the MGM. They basically own him. He makes $90 million a year off of the deal he did with the casino, but then he has to pay back his debt."

Back in 2013 while speaking with GQ, the singer opened up about his previous trips to the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, and he reflected on those early days of gambling.

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"I used to be like a loudmouth. You know the guy people would want to take his money. If you do get them to lose, they're out for you, they're gunning for you,” Bruno Mars said at the time. “And that's when they're weak. And that's when you jump or pounce on them.”

"I remember my first bet, my hand was shaking, and a guy called me out on it and embarrassed me,” he said. "You gotta lose. You just have to lose to win, to understand," he added.

Also during his Carpool Karaoke episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2016, Bruno Mars briefly revealed that he was able to make rent while living in L.A. by playing cards “for a little while."

At the time of this report, Bruno Mars and his team had not responded to the allegations.

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