What Will Happen to the Vegas Sportsbooks if McGregor Wins?
With more than 85 percent of the public backing Conor McGregor in his Saturday night bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr, ESPN.com asks the question: What will happen if huge underdog Conor McGregor somehow manages to pull off the upset win at 4/1 odds.
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It’s happened before and Vegas is doing just fine.
A lot more will be on the line with Mayweather-McGregor however.
"Of all the big events I have booked, all the whales I have dealt with, liability on this fight will be greater than any event in my 38-year career," one veteran Las Vegas bookmaker told ESPN.
From ESPN.com:
A lot has changed over the past four decades. In 1987, bets totaled $1.3 billion at Nevada sportsbooks. This year, the books are on pace to handle more than $5 billion. So naturally, since more money is being bet, the biggest decisions the books face are also growing to unprecedented amounts.
"On a boxing match, I think it will be [the biggest decision we've had at our books]," said Ed Malinowski, sportsbook director at the Stratosphere hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
Past fight stunners for the Vegas books include Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield.
Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson vs. Evander HolyfieldTyson opened as a -2500 favorite. The price on Tyson shrunk dramatically leading up to the fight, down to -500 or less at some books, but he still lost.
"We did everything we could and still went into the fight three-quarters of a million long on the 'dog," said Richie Baccellieri, who run the MGM sports book at the time.
. "We used to have an inventory of race and sports chips at Caesars that was always very low, because all the big players, the sharp guys had them. We got them all back that night."
Holly Holm vs. Ronda Rousey
Holly Holm closed as high as an 8-1 underdog and attracted the bulk of the bets. For every one bet on Ronda Rousey at MGM's sportsbook, there were 50 on Holm.
"We had a great, great college football Saturday," said Ed Malinowski, sportsbook director at the Stratosphere hotel and casino in Las Vegas., "and then Holm wiped all [of] it away."
Current Mayweather-McGregor Fight Odds (Available Here)
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MAYWEATHER VS MCGREGOR PROPS - Aug 20 |
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08/20/2017 20:00:01 |
**OVERALL DISCLAIMER** |
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IF ANY WAGER POSTED ONCE A CANCELLATION, |
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POSTPONEMENT, RESCHEDULING OR NEWS |
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HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE |
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WILL BE VOID. |
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08/20/2017 20:00:01 |
COLOR OF THE BOXING RING MAT WILL BE |
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87571 |
RED |
EV |
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87572 |
WHITE |
+200 |
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87573 |
BLUE |
-150 |
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87575 |
BLACK |
+105 |
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MAYWEATHER VS MCGREGOR PROPS - Aug 21 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:00 |
FLOYD MAYWEATHER INTRO MUSIC GENRE WILL BE |
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87531 |
HIP HOP/ RHYTHM AND BLUES |
-3000 |
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87532 |
ROCK |
+400 |
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87533 |
COUNTRY |
+5500 |
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87534 |
POP |
+2500 |
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87535 |
LATIN |
+7000 |
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87536 |
DANCE/ELECTRONIC |
+3000 |
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87537 |
CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL |
+8000 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:00 |
WILL CONOR MCGREGOR INTRO SONG WILL BE |
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87541 |
THE FOGGY DEW BY SINEAD O'CONNOR |
-5000 |
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87542 |
ANY OTHER SONG |
+1500 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:00 |
FLOYD MAYWEATHER TRUNKS COLOR WILL BE |
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87543 |
BLACK OR IF COMBINED IS THE DOMINANT COLOR |
-120 |
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87544 |
RED OR IF COMBINED IS THE DOMINANT COLOR |
+350 |
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87545 |
WHITE OR IF COMBINED IS THE DOMINANT COLOR |
+600 |
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87546 |
BLUE OR IF COMBINED IS THE DOMINANT COLOR |
-110 |
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87547 |
OTHER |
EV |
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08/21/2017 13:00:00 |
CONOR MCGREGOR TRUNKS COLOR WILL BE |
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87551 |
BLACK OR IF COMBINED IS THE DOMINANT COLOR |
-120 |
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87552 |
RED OR IF COMBINED IS THE DOMINANT COLOR |
+350 |
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87553 |
WHITE OR IF COMBINED IS THE DOMINANT COLOR |
+600 |
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87554 |
BLUE OR IF COMBINED IS THE DOMINANT COLOR |
-110 |
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87555 |
OTHER |
EV |
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08/21/2017 13:00:00 |
WHO WILL LAND THE FIRST UPPERCUT |
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87556 |
FLOYD MAYWEATHER LAND 1ST UPPERCUT |
-125 |
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87557 |
CONOR MCGREGOR LAND 1ST UPPERCUT |
-115 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:00 |
FIGHTERS TOUCH GLOVES AT THE BEGINNING OF FIGHT |
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87558 |
YES - THEY TOUCH GLOVES |
-200 |
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87559 |
NO - THEY TOUCH GLOVES |
+160 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:00 |
WHO WILL LAND THE FIRST PUNCH |
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87560 |
FLOYD MAYWEATHER LAND 1ST PUNCH |
-120 |
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87561 |
CONOR MCGREGOR LAND 1ST PUNCH |
-120 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:00 |
WHO WILL LAND THE LAST PUNCH |
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87562 |
FLOYD MAYWEATHER LAND LAST PUNCH |
-135 |
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87563 |
CONOR MCGREGOR LAND LAST PUNCH |
-105 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:00 |
WHO WILL BLEED FIRST? |
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87564 |
MAYWEATHER BLEEDS FIRST |
EV |
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87565 |
MCGREGOR BLEEDS FIRST |
-140 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:01 |
ENTERTAINMENT PROPS - MARK MY WORDS |
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``THERE`S NO OTHER WAY ABOUT IT. HIS LITTLE LEGS, |
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HIS LITTLE CORE, HIS LITTLE HEAD. I`M GONNA KNOCK |
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HIM OUT INSIDE FOUR ROUNDS, MARK MY WORDS.`` |
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86305 |
CONOR MCGREGOR INSIDE 4 ROUNDS |
+700 |
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86306 |
FIELD (ANY OTHER OUTCOME) |
-1200 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:01 |
BOXING PROPS - GROUP ROUND ODDS - ALL IN |
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IF FIGHTER DOESN'T ANSWER THE BELL FOR START |
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2 |
OF NEXT ROUND, THE FIGHT OFFICIALLY |
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3 |
ENDED IN THE PREVIOUS ROUND |
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87001 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 1-3 |
+550 |
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87002 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 4-6 |
+400 |
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87003 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 7-9 |
+400 |
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87004 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 10-12 |
+600 |
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87005 |
MAYWEATHER WINS BY DECISION |
+250 |
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87006 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 1-3 |
+800 |
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87007 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 4-6 |
+1200 |
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87008 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 7-9 |
+1800 |
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87009 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 10-12 |
+2500 |
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87010 |
MCGREGOR WINS BY DECISION |
+2000 |
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87011 |
DRAW |
+4000 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:01 |
BOXING PROPS - METHOD OF VICTORY - ALL IN |
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TKO= TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT. KO= KNOCKOUT |
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DQ= DISQUALIFICATION |
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87012 |
MAYWEATHER BY TKO/KO/DQ |
-150 |
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87013 |
MAYWEATHER BY DECISION |
+250 |
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87014 |
MCGREGOR BY TKO/KO/DQ |
+575 |
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87015 |
MCGREGOR BY DECISION |
+2000 |
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87016 |
DRAW |
+4000 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:01 |
BOXING PROPS - ROUND BETTING - ALL IN |
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IF FIGHTER DOESN'T ANSWER THE BELL FOR START |
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OF NEXT ROUND, THE FIGHT OFFICIALLY ENDED IN |
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THE PREVIOUS ROUND. |
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87021 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 1 |
+2000 |
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87022 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 2 |
+1600 |
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87023 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 3 |
+1400 |
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87024 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 4 |
+1400 |
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87025 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 5 |
+1400 |
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87026 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 6 |
+1200 |
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87027 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 7 |
+1200 |
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87028 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 8 |
+1200 |
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87029 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 9 |
+1200 |
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87030 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 10 |
+1400 |
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87031 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 11 |
+1600 |
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87032 |
MAYWEATHER WINS IN RD 12 |
+2000 |
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87033 |
MAYWEATHER WINS BY DECISION |
+250 |
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87034 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 1 |
+2500 |
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87035 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 2 |
+2500 |
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87036 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 3 |
+2500 |
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87037 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 4 |
+2800 |
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87038 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 5 |
+3000 |
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87039 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 6 |
+4000 |
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87040 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 7 |
+4000 |
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87041 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 8 |
+5000 |
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87042 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 9 |
+5500 |
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87043 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 10 |
+6500 |
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87044 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 11 |
+6500 |
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87045 |
MCGREGOR WINS IN RD 12 |
+6500 |
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87046 |
MCGREGOR WINS BY DECISION |
+2000 |
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87047 |
DRAW |
+4000 |
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08/21/2017 13:00:01 |
IF CONOR MCGREGOR LOSES HIS TEMPER HE WILL |
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87521 |
BITE MAYWEATHER'S EAR |
-200 |
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87522 |
ATTEMPT A TAKEDOWN |
-150 |
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87523 |
KICK MAYWEATHER |
-140 |
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87524 |
KICK MAYWEATHER'S GROIN |
+2500 |
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87525 |
KICK THE REFEREE |
+20000 |
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87526 |
SPIT MAYWEATHER |
+10000 |
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87527 |
WALK AWAY FROM THE FIGHT |
+15000 |
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