'We'd anticipate more plays coming in over the next couple weeks.' 'The liability on Nebraska is approaching $250,000,' Erich Zimny, head of retail sportsbook operations for Penn National Gaming, which runs Ameristar, told ESPN. In comparison, as of Tuesday, there had been 16 bets combined on favorites Alabama and Clemson.
Out of the first 260 title bets placed, more than half (132) were on Nebraska. Last Thursday, an hour after the new sportsbook at Ameristar Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, opened for business, a bettor placed a $2,800 wager on the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the national championship at 66-1 odds.Ī week later, nearly 60 percent of the money that has been bet on Ameristar's odds to win the national title is on the Cornhuskers. Iowa sportsbook inundated with Cornhuskers title bets 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
