Hollywood is betting on Mattress Mack.
A movie based on the life of Houston furniture store owner, philanthropist and high-stakes sports bettor Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is in the works.
Set in the early 1980s and 2000s in Houston, the film is based on a true story about McIngvale, a beloved figure in Texas who has turned his Gallery Furniture stores into shelters for refugees during hurricanes and other natural disasters. He has also donated tens of millions of dollars to the community while wagering tens of millions at sportsbooks to hedge potential losses on promotions.
The movie, titled “Mattress Mack,” will follow his journey as he risks everything to open Gallery Furniture with his wife, Linda, and the challenges the family faced when their youngest daughter, Elizabeth, battle

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