Nevada<\/a>, Floyd said his favorite places to wager money on sports is Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Apparently unbeknownst to Mayweather, gambling on sports is illegal in New Jersey.<\/p>\nThere is speculation that Mayweather might come out of retirement for a shot at winning his 50th fight.<\/p>\n
UFC champ Conor McGregor wants a shot at Floyd, but if the fight happens, oddsmakers are heavily favoring the GOAT. Bovada lists Mayweather at -1600 to McGregor at +800.<\/p>\n
Packers Pack Bet<\/b><\/h2>\n
Entering the NFC Championship against the Falcons, the Green Bay Packers had won eight in a row. That streak was much to the delight of two gamblers who wagered $300 before Thanksgiving on the team making the playoffs.<\/p>\n
They rolled their winnings into a new bet for the Packers’ Wild Card game, and let it ride into the divisional round. Their $300 bet was worth nearly $30,000 heading into the NFC Championship.<\/p>\n
And yes, they let it all ride on the Packers beating Atlanta. The duo would have been looking at over $76,000 with a Green Bay win, and they had no plans of cashing out.<\/p>\n
Should the Packers have beat the Falcons and gone on to win the Super Bowl, the $300 bet would have ended up being worth between $150,000 and $200,000 depending on the odds.<\/p>\n
But following Green Bay’s 44-21 loss in Atlanta, it’s now worth nothing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Floyd Mayweather isn’t known for being humble, and considering his all-time 49-0 boxing record, perhaps that’s warranted. Affectionately known as “Pretty Boy” and “Money,” the boxing GOAT (greatest of all time) is spending his hard-earned retirement fortune by placing some not-so-casual sports bets. A lifelong gambler who calls the Las Vegas Valley home, Mayweather recently […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":44138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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