Casinos are Mayweather's biggest fans
At the moment, a bettor that wants to put $100 on Mayweather can only win $18 for his bet. Instead, McGregor fans can win up to $400 for the initial investment.
Mayweather is a -550 favorite to beat McGregor this Saturday in Las Vegas, and everyone in the fighting world agrees that he's a safe bet to win. This means that bettors have to put down $550 just to win $100 if Mayweather's hand is raised at the end of the night.
"Ultimately, we want to be in a position where we win a significant amount on Mayweather, but we don't want to be destroyed if McGregor wins," said John Murray, a manager and oddsmaker at the Westgate LV Superbook, in a report quoted by the The Business Insider.
If the total handle for all the casinos in Las Vegas for the fight is $60 million, as Director of Race and Sports for Boyd Gaming Bob Scucci recently estimated on ESPN's Behind the Bets podcast, Las Vegas sportsbooks will owe Mayweather bettors roughly $8.7 million when they hand in their winning tickets after the fight, but will be on the hook for $48 million should McGregor prevail.
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