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Bookies will lose millions if McGregor knocks out Mayweather

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor is making a lot of wise guys nervous in this gambling city. Should he somehow manage to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr . in the early rounds Saturday night , the city’s bookmakers would lose millions of dollars in the biggest single event loss in the history of sports betting . McGregor fans have flooded sports books with $100 bills backing the mixed martial arts fighter , and even a late surge of money on Mayweather might not be enough to balance the books. “I’m OK now,” said William Hill oddsmaker Nick Bogdanovich . “But you might want to have a heart monitor on me when the bell rings and Conor starts throwing wild lefts .” Most Read Stories Unlimited Digital Access. $1 for 4 weeks. Bogdanovich said his chain of sports books will suffer multimillion dollar losses — their worst ever — should McGregor win the fight in any fashion. If he wins early as he has promised, the losses would be even worse. The big bettors are putting their money on Mayweathe...

Bookies will lose millions if McGregor knocks out Mayweather

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ad featuring Conor McGregor plays on a screen at the Westgate Superbook sports book , Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bookmakers could lose millions of dollars should Conor McGregor do what he says and stop Floyd Mayweather Jr . within two rounds. (AP Photo/John Locher)" /> An ad featuring Conor McGregor plays on a screen at the Westgate Superbook sports book , Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bookmakers could lose millions of dollars should Conor McGregor do what he says and stop Floyd Mayweather Jr . within two rounds. (AP Photo/John Locher) (Photo: The Associated Press) LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor is making a lot of wise guys nervous in this gambling city. Should he somehow manage to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr . in the early rounds Saturday night , the city's bookmakers would lose millions of dollars in the biggest single event loss in the history of sports betting . McGregor fans have flooded sports books with $100 bills backing the mixed marti...