The largest "legal" wager ever made in Las Vegas was an 8 to 1
money line bet (the outcome of a game without points), between the San Francisco
49ers and the San Diego Chargers in Superbowl XXIX. An unidentified gambler
wagers $2.4 million at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on San Francisco -800. Then, Steve
Young throws a record 6 touchdown passes, and the 49ers became the first team to win
five Super Bowls, when they routed the Chargers by a score of 49-26, and
our gamester collects an extra $300,000.
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