Telecom tycoon Charlie Ergen has famously done stints as a professional poker player – and now he might be angling for a table with Elon Musk and Donald Trump, On The Money has learned.
According to top industry executives, the mercurial billionaire behind the Dish satellite TV network is gearing up for a marathon of betting and bluffing with the world’s richest man on one hand and the most powerful on the other.
The stakes could include power, money – and possibly a major slug of SpaceX, some industry insiders speculate. Charlie Ergen, the billionaire behind the Dish satellite TV network is gearing up for a marathon of betting and bluffing with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, and President Trump. Jack Forbes/NY Post Design
In one seat there’s Musk, who has made no secret of h