How Much Did Mayweather Bet On Super Bowl
We’re still waiting on more states to report, but legal Super Bowl betting already topped 2020‘s total.
According to numerous gambling websites, Mayweather laid $10.4 MILLION on the Broncos to win the Super Bowl and cover the two-point spread. It's important to note that these reports are coming.
So far, handle from 13 states plus Washington DC reporting full or preliminary results on Super Bowl 55 totaled $443.7 million:
Legal betting states reported more than $280 million in handle last year with the full US estimated around $300 million. PlayUSAexpects more than $500 million in legal US Super Bowl bets this year.
- Mayweather is famous for his big bets, but this might be his biggest ever. He famously lost $1 million on last year's Super Bowl not long after winning $1 million during the AFC playoffs.
- Remember that silly rumor about Floyd Mayweather reportedly betting $10 million on the Broncos to win the Super Bowl that started spreading early last week?
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Not every state will break out details specifically for the game. States that will not do so include:
There were seven additional legal jurisdictions taking bets this year, which led to more than three times the online betting transactions over Super Bowl weekend compared to last year. That number could have been higher had multiple sportsbooks not struggled with outages before and during the game.
| State | 2021 Handle | 2020 Handle | 2021 Revenue | 2021 Hold | 2021 Tax/State Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado* | $31,200,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Delaware | $1,900,000 | $2,100,000 | $226,000 | 11.9% | N/A |
| Illinois | $45,610,513 | N/A | $7,659,269 | 16.8% | $1,148,890 |
| Iowa* | $16,300,000 | $6,500,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mississippi* | $8,000,000 | $6,700,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Montana* | $493,000 | N/A | $11,000 | 2.2% | N/A |
| Nevada | $136,096,460 | $154,679,241 | $12,574,125 | 9.2% | $848,753 |
| New Hampshire | $7,100,000 | $2,310,000 | -$1,700,000 | -23.9% | N/A |
| New Jersey | $117,400,000 | $54,300,000 | $11,300,000 | 9.6% | N/A |
| Oregon | $3,465,472 | $2,000,000 | $696,230 | 20.1% | N/A |
| Pennsylvania | $53,634,680 | $30,693,942 | $9,394,271 | 17.5% | N/A |
| Rhode Island* | $6,500,000 | $5,500,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tennessee* | $15,427,000 | N/A | $2,801,000 | 18.2% | N/A |
| Washington DC | $544,292 | N/A | -$9,546 | -1.8% | N/A |
| Total | $443,671,417 | $264,783,183 | $42,952,349 | N/A | N/A |
*Denotes preliminary results
Nevada leads Super Bowl betting handle
Even with travel and casino occupancy limited by the coronavirus pandemic, Nevada looks like it will again lead states in Super Bowl handle.
Nevada’s sportsbooks took $136.1 million in bets on the game, holding 9.2% for $12.6 million in revenue.
Handle fell 12% with revenue down 33% compared to 2020.
NJ, PA rank second & third
New Jersey‘s 12 retail and 21 online sportsbooks took $117.4 million in bets on the game, up 116% over last year’s total.
Sports betting revenue was $11.3 million, good for a 9.6% hold.
Even though online Pennsylvania sports betting transactions over Super Bowl weekend outpaced New Jersey by about 14%, PA’s handle was less than half of New Jersey’s.
Pennsylvania’s sportsbooks reported $53.6 million, up nearly 75% from 2020. Revenue was $9.4 million for a 17.5% hold.
Illinois takes vast majority of action online
Surprisingly, Illinois was the first state to report Super Bowl stats. That caught many off-guard considering the state’s gaming regulator is usually about two months behind others reporting sportsbook stats.
The legal IL sports betting market took $45.6 million in handle with 93.7% of all wagers coming online.
Sportsbooks made $7.7 million in revenue, good for an atypical 16.8% hold. That hold could be boosted by overconfident Kansas City Chiefs fans crossing into Illinois from neighboring Missouri to place their bets.
Delaware’s handle dips, but positive hold
Delaware took a total of $1.9 million in bets this year, according to Delaware Lottery Director Vernon Kirk.
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That’s down from $2.1 million bet last year, though the Lottery turned a profit in 2021. Total win was $226,000, up from a loss of $229,000 last year.
Delaware’s three casinos reported $1.4 million in straight wagers with $132,000 in revenue. Prop parlay cards at lottery retail locations saw $264,000 in handle with revenue of $108,000.
Futures wagers at both casinos and lottery retailers totaled $217,000 with a loss of $15,000.
Oregon Lottery adds nearly 1,500 customers
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There was $3.5 million bet through the Oregon Lottery‘s Scoreboard platform, operated by DraftKings-ownedSBTech.
The sportsbook reported $696,230 in revenue, or a gaudy 20.1% hold.
Nearly 1,500 new accounts were registered on Super Bowl Sunday alone.
Others share Super Bowl betting numbers
Some states didn’t have formal reports ready with all the stats but shared some of their initial results:
- Colorado sportsbooks took $31.2 million in bets, according to a Department of Revenue spokesperson. That includes $16.9 million in game day bets and $14.3 million in futures bets.
- Sports betting in Iowa was live for Super Bowl 54, but the market looked much different. Iowa’s in-person registration law finally expired in January, which helped last month’s handle jump 42.7% over the prior year. Super Bowl handle also jumped in part to remote registration. Iowa’s sportsbooks took $16.3 million in bets, up from $6.5 million last year, Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator Brian Ohorilko said.
- Mississippi, which only offers retail betting and has rejected a full mobile expansion for years, took $8 million in Super Bowl bets, according to a Mississippi Gaming Commission spokesperson.
- SportsbookRhode Island took around $6.5 million in bets, which is up from $5.5 million last year but flat on 2019‘s Super Bowl, which also included a Tom Brady appearance.
Not everything went right for undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night.
Multiple sources told ESPN that Mayweather went into the sportsbook at the M Resort in Las Vegas at around 3:30 p.m. PT Saturday with cash and plans to bet on his fight against UFC star Conor McGregor.
Mayweather attempted to place a $400,000 bet on the fight ending under 9.5 rounds at -200 odds, but according to a source, there were concerns over the legality of a fighter betting on anything other than a straight win, which caused a delay.
Mayweather then tried to bet on himself to win by knockout, but was unhappy about having to wait to place the wager and left without getting the bet down, the sources said.
'He was pissed,' one source said.
The sources weren't sure whether he placed the bet at another sportsbook.
Mayweather, who went off as a -500 favorite at most sportsbooks, stopped McGregor 1 minute, 5 seconds into the 10th round. Mayweather would have won either attempted bet: under 9.5 or to win by knockout.
'I think that we bet 100 on 9½,' Mayweather told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio after the fight. 'I gave my guy six figures to go bet. I have to make sure he bet because earlier today I went to the sports book to bet and they wouldn't let me bet.'
Mayweather later told SportsCenter he gave a friend $400,000 to bet, but that the friend was only allowed to place a bet for $87,000.
Neither the Nevada State Athletic Commission nor Nevada Gaming Control has regulations addressing a fighter's ability to bet on himself.
CG Technology, which operates the sportsbook at the M Resort, said it would not comment on an individual customer.