{"id":57388,"date":"2017-08-25T16:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T23:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=57388"},"modified":"2017-08-25T17:15:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T00:15:01","slug":"two-separate-million-dollar-bets-in-las-vegas-on-mayweather-to-beat-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/two-separate-million-dollar-bets-in-las-vegas-on-mayweather-to-beat-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Sports Books Take Two Separate Million-Dollar Bets on Mayweather Beating McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two unidentified gamblers made separate million-dollar bets on Floyd Mayweather to defeat Conor McGregor in Saturday night\u2019s fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The big outlays were enough to move betting lines while also showing all the big money going in one direction.<\/p>\n

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With the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight one day away, money is starting to pour in on the boxing champion, easing the fears of Las Vegas sportsbooks. (Image: YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MGM Resorts reported a $1 million wager made at the Bellagio on Thursday, with the money put on Mayweather to win at -550. If it comes through, it would return a $182,000 profit.<\/p>\n

Also on Thursday, William Hill acknowledged that one of their sportsbooks took a bet for $1.2 million, where the line was -500. That ticket would kick back a net win of $240,000.<\/p>\n

These bets managed to move the line back to -600 at most Las Vegas sportsbooks. It had been as high as -2,500 earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

Nervous Bookies<\/h2>\n

Nick Bogdanovich, William Hill\u2019s director of trading, told ESPN earlier this week that a McGregor victory would be a disaster.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I know is we’re less than a week away from making a lot of money or getting [clobbered],\u201d he said. \u201cI never dreamed in a million years that it would create this kind of frenzy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Experts predict this will be the most heavily bet fights in history.<\/p>\n

The Westgate LV SuperBook reported that one in every 12 fans was coming to the window to put cash down on Mayweather, but at much smaller sums.<\/p>\n

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The average McGregor bet at Westgate was $212, but the average Mayweather bet was $8,036.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In terms of numbers of bets, most of the wagers have been on McGregor, the Irish UFC fighter whose odds currently are running about +350 (which means $100 bet would return $450).<\/p>\n

Shifting Lines<\/h2>\n

With all the action coming in on the Irish UFC fighter, nervous oddsmakers<\/a> adjusted their lines to stimulate more attention on Mayweather. While the quantity of bets are still in McGregor\u2019s favor, the amount of money bet is definitely in the boxer\u2019s corner.<\/p>\n

In addition to the million-dollar bets, South Point casino officials said they\u2019ve taken two $200,000 tickets, while MGM and William Hill said they saw $300,000 transactions, all for Mayweather to win.<\/p>\n

Billionaire brothers Gavin and Joe Maloof<\/a>, former owners of the Sacramento Kings and Palms casino, bet $880,000 on Mayweather earlier this month at South Point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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