QPR owner Bernie Ecclestone, said he would send "a terrible message" if the Premier League games were canceled due to riots.
A decision to postpone one of the three devices in London this weekend on Thursday.
QPR play Bolton at Loftus Road on Saturday and Bernie Ecclestone is confident that the game will go ahead.
"[The report] would send a terrible message to the world," he told BBC Sport.
When asked whether he feared the game on your computer may be subject to the riot, Bernie Ecclestone said: "I said no, I do not think there is a threat to QPR I talked to people in that club .. seemed very confident that will continue.
"The police seem to have been able to control things, which have continued. But not a lot of things that people can Lotto game, so as not to attract the kind of people who have been active in recent days."
Several football games have already been affected by the riots, including England's friendly against Holland at Wembley, cancellation Ecclestone described as "a disaster."
On Tuesday, the Premier League and Football League issued a joint statement said. "There is no reason to believe that any party outside London will be affected"
But the trouble spread to London on Tuesday night, with police resources stretched, doubt was cast on the security certificates will be issued for the games.
There are nine league games in the capital this weekend. And QPR, Spurs and Everton host Fulham travel to Aston Villa.
League matches are at risk of Football Burnley v Crystal Palace, Millwall v Nottingham Forest, Derby v Watford, Leyton Orient v Tranmere, Port Vale v Barnet Dagenham and Redbridge v and AFC Wimbledon.
Games of the Premier League has a tendency to require police officers inside the ground - paid by the clubs - and in stations and places where fans can meet - funded by local forces.
Thousands of new officers in the wake of the revolt imported capital Monday night, it may be that the club does not receive a security certificate to their local governments, and forced to stay.
Association football's police chief takes Andy Holt told BBC Sport: "The police would make every effort to ensure the UK is as good as usual as soon as possible, but we need to assess the risk of the individual matches, and each club and each of the police chief needs to go through this process, if the games go on or canceled. "
Formula 1 Bernie Ecclestone, the head had to deal with the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix earlier this year, political unrest in the Arab country.
But the billionaire said the postponement of the Premier League should not be a decision that the authorities take lightly.
"We want to take the risk? Is a difficult decision," he said.
"The Premier League has seen all the places I travel. I always watch Manchester United on TV where I am. So it's a very bad message to England, and we need the Olympics soon.
"Can you imagine if it happened when the Games began. It would be terrible. "
Ghana's friendly with Nigeria at the Vicarage Road Watford Carling Cup tie between Bristol Rovers and Watford have also been postponed at the request of the police, following the decision to cancel the bonds Tuesday to Charlton, West Ham, Crystal Palace and City of Bristol.
Party of England, the Netherlands was canceled against the Football Association after a meeting with the Metropolitan Police and Brent Council because the safety of players and fans could not be guaranteed.
Ecclestone added: "He probably did the right thing if you had problems, and the police were at Wembley people would have complained, but it is a disaster, of course ..."
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