Legendary sports bettor Billy Walters said he was betting on the Chiefs in Super Bowl 58. But some in the gambling world didn’t believe him.
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“There was just a different feel with the game being here from the crowds and the atmosphere in every one of our books,” Red Rock Resort sportsbook director Chuck Esposito said.
The San Francisco 49ers are the 5-1 favorite at the Westgate SuperBook to win the 2025 Super Bowl, and the Kansas City Chiefs are the 7-1 second choice.
Patrick Mahomes improved to 11-1-1 against the spread as an underdog to help bettors beat sportsbooks on the spread and money line on the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
The RJ spent the biggest day in the city’s sports history at the biggest sportsbooks in the world. Here’s some of what we saw.
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Several $1 million wagers were reported Sunday as kickoff approached for Super Bowl 58. The 49ers remain steady favorites over the Chiefs, with the total on the move.
Sean Perry, who declined to chop the $9.2 million Circa Survivor pot earlier this NFL season, placed the biggest bet yet on Super Bowl 58.
Less than 24 hours before Super Bowl 58, the 49ers are 2-point favorites over the Chiefs. But the line dipped Saturday at some Las Vegas sportsbooks.
A survey of opinions on Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas from media, oddsmakers and pro bettors and handicappers. The 49ers are 2-point favorites over the Chiefs.
Three of the NFL’s legendary owners had ties to gambling, and some experts attribute a large part of the league’s success to interest from bettors.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is an analyst at VegasInsider.com. Each week, he provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends.
Of the 14 six-figure or higher wagers on Super Bowl 58 against the spread or on the money line, 13 are on the same side in Sunday’s game.
For bookmakers who have been in Las Vegas since the 1960s and ’70s, seeing the NFL change its stance on betting and award a Super Bowl to the city has been surreal.