 During the Bulls ' playoff run in 1993 , controversy arose when Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City , New Jersey , the night before a game against the New York Knicks . In that same year , he admitted to having to cover $ 57 @,@ 000 in gambling losses , and author Richard Esquinas wrote a book claiming he had won $ 1 @.@ 25 million from Jordan on the golf course . In 2005 , Jordan talked to Ed Bradley of the CBS evening show 60 Minutes about his gambling and admitted that he made some reckless decisions . Jordan stated , " Yeah , I 've gotten myself into situations where I would not walk away and I 've pushed the envelope . Is that compulsive ? Yeah , it depends on how you look at it . If you 're willing to jeopardize your livelihood and your family , then yeah . " When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to the level where it jeopardized his livelihood or family , Jordan replied , " No . " 
 During the Bulls <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>playoff run in 1993 , controversy arose when Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City , New Jersey , the night before a game against the New York Knicks . In that same year , he admitted to having to cover $ 57 @,@ 000 in gambling losses , and author Richard Esquinas wrote a book claiming he <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> won $ 1 @.@ 25 million from Jordan on the golf course . In 2005 , Jordan talked to Ed Bradley of the CBS evening show 60 Minutes about his gambling and admitted that he made some reckless decisions . Jordan stated , " Yeah , I 've gotten myself into situations where I would not walk away and I 've pushed the envelope . <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>Is</mark></a>that compulsive ? Yeah , it <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>depends</mark></a> on how you look at it . If you 're willing to jeopardize your livelihood and your family , then yeah . " When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to the level where it jeopardized his livelihood or family , Jordan replied , " No . " 
During the Bulls  playoff run in 1993 , controversy arose when Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City , New Jersey , the nite before a game against the New York Knicks . In that same year , he admitted to havin to cover $ 57 @,@ 000 in gambling losses , and author Richard Esquinas wrote a book claiming he done won $ 1 @.@ 25 million from Jordan on da golf course . In 2005 , Jordan talked to Ed Bradley of the CBS evening show 60 Minutes about his gambling and admitted dat he made some reckless decisions . Jordan stated , " Yeah , I 've gotten myself into situations where I would not walk away and I 've pushed the envelope . tdatcompulsive ? Yeah , it depend on how youu look at it . If you 're willin to jeopardize ur livelihood and youram , then yeaa . " When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever gotta the level where it jeopardized his livelihood or famfamJordan replied , " No . "