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Technically, no. He did take the company's last $5,000, went to Vegas, and won $27,000; but those funds were used to pay fuel costs, not payroll.

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Q: Did Fred Smith ceo of Fedex express go to las Vegas in the early days of fedex to gamble to make payroll at fedex?
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