The Gambler 500 Rally is a mostly off-road rally-style navigational adventure using cheap, impractical or fun vehicles to run through the country picking up trash and removing abandoned vehicles and boats.
The Gambler 500, founded by Tate Morgan and the Oregon group began in 2014 as a challenge to see how far $500 cars could go.
The Gambler 500 gained rapid popularity growth in 2017, with over 800 vehicles participating in Oregon.
One local law enforcement officer said that he had nothing but good things to say for the event and participants, also stating that he only had 2 incidents where "gamblers" were involved - only one resulting in a citation over the course of 3 days.
On May 22, 2023, it partnered with BeamNG, developers of the video game BeamNG.drive and had a modding contest, ending on June 30, 2023.