Superbowl XLIII produces low US gambling figures
February 4, 2009 by mbates
The total amount of money wagered on this years Super Bowl totaled $81.5 million in Nevada sports books. This figure represented an decline of 11 percent from the previous years Super Bowl betting.
The amount generated in bets was the lowest since the game between The New England Patriots and the Caroline Panthers in 2004 when $81.2 million was wagered. The following years 2005 – 2007 all saw an increase on this figure and in 2006 a record of $94.5 million was gambled on the match between the Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks.
The 176 registered sports books in Nevada the only state where gambling in America is legal reported that betting on NFL games was down 5 percent from the previous year
Record Number of Bets Placed on Superbowl
February 7, 2008 by Robert
A record $10 billion was wagered on this year’s Superbowl, which took place in Glendale Arizona on Sunday 3rd February 2008. The game, which was between the unbeaten favourites the New England Patriots and New York Giants attracted the interest of people all over the world, with a record 107 million viewers watching the game in America alone.
The 42nd Superbowl, played once a year, is always a big betting event, but the estimated $10 Billion wagered on the game this year is a record amount, the majority of which was wagered online. Interest in the betting on the game was thought to have been increased by the fact that the New England Patriots were so stongly fancied, so when the 9/2 New York Giants upset the odds, it was a winning day for bookmakers around the world.
British bookmakers also reported record figures on this year’s Grid Iron showcase, much of which is thought to have been down to the game being shown on both BBC 2 and Skysports. Viewing figures in the UK stood at over 1 million people for the first time ever.
