While at the MGM Grand for the Floyd Mayweather fight, the billionaire investor decided to bet on a sports book for the first time ever.

Buffett saw the line that had Nebraska favored over Fresno State by just 12½ points. So he put $550 on Nebraska.



A few dozen other people saw Buffett make the bet and immediately went running to the window to place the same wager.

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