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A record-breaking 31.4 million adults mean to wager on Super Bowl LVI, upward 35% from 2021.

According to research conducted by the American Gaming Association (AGA), bettors will wager an estimated $7.61bn on this month’s title game, a $3.33bn (78%) growth from shoemaker's last year.

Of those planning to localise a bet on the Big Game, 18.2 billion people will puddle traditional sports wagers online, at a retail sportsbook or with a bookie, while 18.5 one thousand thousand Americans designate to bet nonchalantly with friends or as component part of a pools or squares contest.

Either way, both groups are upward from 2021. Traditional bettors experience experient a 78% increase, patch chance(a) players get risen by 23%. Moreover, 76% said it was of import to them that they wager with a sound operator, upward 11% from cobbler's last year.

And it would appear that bettors get more trust in the Los Angeles Rams to occupy place the trophy on Dominicus — though only if just. 55% plan to wager on the Rams, compared to 45% for the Cincinnati Bengals.

“The results are clear: Americans hold ne'er been to a greater extent interested inward legal sports wagering,” said Bill Miller, AGA President and CEO.

“The maturation of effectual options crosswise the state non only if protects fans and the wholeness of games and bets, but also puts illegal operators on note that their time is limited.”

30 states, positive Washington D.C. DC, currently boniface live, effectual sports betting markets, with ternion to a greater extent awaiting launch, and compared to in conclusion year, 45 meg more Americans are capable to wager inward their place states.

Since Super Bowl LV, Arizona, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Frederick North Carolina, Frederick North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Badger State and WY feature all launched sound sports betting markets.