What luck! After Premier League success, he scores big at cards

PETALING JAYA: “Men of action are favoured by the Goddess of Luck,” said American writer George S. Clason.

This was especially true for the chairman of Premier League champions Leicester City, who has double reason to celebrate after winning £2.5million (RM14.43 million) at the Genting Casino in London.

Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 58, scored his big win just three days after his team secured the unlikely title, The Sun paper of London reported.

The Thai entrepreneur had been partying ever since 5,000/1 outsiders the Foxes became champions on Monday night.

The newspaper said he and friends visited Leicester city’s Genting Casino on Wednesday.

After a session at the card tables, he walked out with enough money to pay for all the Mercedes cars, costing £32,000 each, that he plans to give the players to mark their triumph.

The newspaper said Vichai is hugely popular at the King Power Stadium where he sometimes provides free beers to fans.

He is now prepared to offer increased deals to his squad to ensure there is no break-up of the side that produced one of sport’s biggest ever sensations.

The title was secured when rivals Tottenham were held to a draw by Chelsea.

The businessman arrived at the club in 2010.

He launched duty-free retailer King Power in 1989, initially as a single shop in the centre of Bangkok.

An expansion into two major airports led to huge growth with the company profiting from a boom in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, The Sun reported.

Forbes valued the tycoon at around £2 billion, making him Thailand’s fourth richest man.

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