{"id":579282,"date":"2026-04-12T06:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/579282\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:05:12","slug":"bruno-mars-addresses-rumor-of-gambling-debt-on-first-night-of-new-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/579282\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Mars Addresses Rumor of Gambling Debt on First Night of New Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the hottest tickets in town in 2026 is without a doubt to the new Bruno Mars\u2019 The Romantic Tour<\/a>. Having not done a solo tour of this magnitude since 2017\u2019s 24K Magic World Tour back in 2017, fans have eagerly been waiting to see the Grammy<\/a>-winning pop sensation return to the stage, which officially happened on April 10 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Now, during the first stop of his tour, Mars, of course, delivered a good performance, and the concert experience was elevated even more with a Silk Sonic reunion, thanks to Anderson .Paak taking to the stage. However, what also made the night extra interesting was the moment in which Mars shockingly addressed the years of rumors swirling that he owed a gambling debt to a casino.<\/p>\n

MGM Has Long Denied Bruno Mars Owed a Debt<\/p>\n

Back in 2024, a NewsNation story<\/a> prompted many to gasp, as it reported that Mars racked up a $50 million gambling debt with the famous MGM. As the rumor gained traction, MGM Resorts International eventually addressed it, noting:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud of our relationship with Bruno Mars, one of the world\u2019s most thrilling and dynamic performers. From his shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM to the new Pinky Ring lounge at Bellagio, Bruno\u2019s band of entertainment attracts visitors from around the globe.<\/p>\n

\u201cMGM and Bruno\u2019s partnership is longstanding and rooted in mutual respect. Any speculation otherwise is completely false; he has no debt with MGM.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like\u201d singer himself has rarely addressed the rumor of a gambling debt head-on. Although, in 2025, after popping out for a BLACKPINK performance, Mars did post on Instagram the following message, which was certainly to troll those believing he owed MGM millions.<\/p>\n

Bruno Mars Addresses Rumors on Stage<\/p>\n

Fast forward to the first stop of The Romantic Tour, and during a portion of the concert when Anderson .Paak reunited with Mars to perform a few Silk Sonic tracks, Paak jokes, \u201cI hate to make this about me, but when I think about how much debt, I mean how many steps it took to get here, I get emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cheeky remark didn\u2019t go unnoticed by Mars, who chuckled upon hearing it on stage. Mars later replied, \u201cAndy, I\u2019m sorry you\u2019re going through all that. See I\u2019m debt-free, I paid the casino off a long time ago.\u201d The crowd then erupted in a roar of applause. Check out the clip below.<\/p>\n

Related: LL Cool J & Jada Pinkett Smith Film Turns 25, and Rewatching Proves Critics Were Wrong<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Men’s Journal<\/a> on Apr 11, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Men’s Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the hottest tickets in town in 2026 is without a doubt to the new Bruno Mars\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":579283,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[45290,88,254196,18178,216],"class_list":["post-579282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-bruno-mars","tag-entertainment","tag-gambling-debt","tag-mgm-resorts-international","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}