UFC boss Dana White finally got to fire the $1 million baccarat bullet he’s been chasing for years, and MGM Resorts is probably still feeling the sting.
On September 29, Park MGM green-lit seven-figure action for White and streamer SteveWillDoIt (Stephen Deleonardis). The deal was simple but brutal: each man could drop $1 million, but they had to bet opposite sides of the same hand, and they only got one shot.
Deleonardis arranged the whole thing and brought White in. He promptly got smoked. White stepped up, dropped the million, and held a 9 against the banker’s 8. Game over. One million dollars richer in a single hand.
After the win, White celebrated the only way he knows how — flipping off a security camera. Deleonardis later clawed his way back and finished the session up roughly $800,000, with White repeatedly telling him to cash out and walk away while he was ahead. UFC fighter Tommy McMillen was right there in the mix the whole time.
The video also features UFC fighter Tommy McMillen alongside White and Deleonardis.
This Wasn’t Even His First $1M Hand
Here’s the part that hits different: White says this wasn’t his first seven-figure baccarat bet. And the last one was also at an MGM property.
“I bet a million before that at the Bellagio a few weeks ago,” he told MMA Fighting the next day.
In that hand, the banker showed 7 while White’s side sat on 1. He drew an 8, made 9, and won. He never posted the video. He called both results “impossible” — and still walked away the winner both times.
.
The Man Who Keeps Beating the House
White—whose net worth is estimated by various outlets at around $600 million—is a well-known high-stakes baccarat player. He has publicly claimed significant winnings over the years, including an estimated $26–$27 million run at Caesars Palace while wagering up to $350,000 a hand between January and March 2024.
White has also spoken about large wins at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, including a baccarat session in late June 2025 that he said produced a profit of about $1.2 million while playing roughly $300,000 hands.
His strategy—betting huge amounts and only leaving after winning three consecutive hands—has drawn attention, with some casinos, such as Wynn Las Vegas, reportedly refusing to allow him to wager at his preferred limits due to his success.
Even Dana Takes L’s
Of course, it hasn’t all been green. During the Caesars run he admitted losing as much as $8 million in a single night before eventually finishing ahead overall. There were also reports in September 2025 that he owed Red Rock Resorts somewhere between $25 and $50 million — a story White later dismissed to The Hollywood Reporter as “pure clickbait bulls***.”
For years he said a single $1 million table-game hand was his ultimate goal, but almost no casino on earth would book it. “That’s my goal in life before I die,” he told the Full Send podcast in 2024.
Well, he just checked that box — twice. And he made it look easy.
Based on the post Dana White Bets $1M on Baccarat and Wins, Then Admits He’s Done It Before that appeared first on Casino.org.
Rephrased by The Mystic Gambler
