'The most I've ever seen won here was a $100,000 parlay.' 'In my nine years at this sportsbook, I never accepted a bet that could result in us paying $1 million,' Miller said.
So Miller accepted Stevens' $20,000 bet, never thinking he'd be sweating the possibility that the Spartans could pull it off. The Spartans were at 50-1 to win it all at the time, having just lost their third game of the young, eight-game season to Notre Dame. 5, Stevens walked in and told sportsbook director Tony Miller that he wanted to make a bet on Michigan State to win it all and to make sure that if he did win, he'd win $1 million.Īlthough Stevens has been a regular customer, Miller's sportsbook doesn't accept bets that could cause such a colossal loss, so he called up his boss, Tilman Fertitta, who owns the Golden Nugget, to approve the bet.
Men's College Basketball, Michigan St SpartansĪlmost every day, Derek Stevens likes to stop at the sportsbook at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, located between the two properties he owns, to plunk down a bet. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
