Can Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce take the Kansas City Chiefs to yet another Super Bowl? How will Houston Texas quarterback C.J. Stroud build on his sensational rookie season? Could Aaron Rodgers’ return from injury finally be the difference-maker for the New York Jets?
These are a few of the questions fans are batting around − and betting on −as the 2024 NFL season kicks off Thursday night. Another question on many minds: What will the NFL’s seventh season with widespread legal sports betting bring?
By all indications, we can expect even more enthusiasm for placing wagers within a well-regulated market. Since the Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on sports betting in 2018, Washington, D.C., and 38 states have allowed betting on sports in some form, giving two-thirds of American adults legal wagering options in their home states.