Richest fight ever is also a gold mine for Vegas bookies (The Associated Press)
Days before the fight, one Manny Pacquiao believer had already put $500,000 on his man in the MGM Grand sports book. Now, book operator Jay Rood is working hard to balance the action. ”Hopefully by this evening we’ll have taken a million-dollar bet on Mayweather,” Rood said Thursday. ”The handle on the Strip will be astronomical,” Rood said.