Tag: Super Bowl

02/23/24 1:11 PM

65% of bets Americans placed on the Super Bowl were illegal: Yield Sec report

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
According to the American Gaming Association, approximately 68 million Americans were expected to bet on the recent Super Bowl between the... more
02/14/24 8:55 PM

Betting on the Super Bowl was brisk at sportsbooks in big U.S. markets

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With this year’s Super Bowl being played in Las Vegas, the nation’s gambling capital, there was little doubt... more
02/13/24 8:15 PM

Las Vegas tourism officials riding high after hosting first Super Bowl

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
On Tuesday, Las Vegas tourism officials spiked a figurative football as if they’d scored a winning touchdown in the Super Bowl. The city... more
02/13/24 2:42 PM

Usher’s Super Bowl encore? Marrying Jenn Goicoechea at Las Vegas chapel

  • Ken Ritter, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea married in Las Vegas just hours after the R&B superstar’s headline... more
02/12/24 11:14 PM

Nevada sportsbooks handle a record $185.6M in Super Bowl bets with Las Vegas as host, winning $6.8M

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
Las Vegas hosting the Super Bowl for the first time helped Nevada set a record, as expected, by taking $185.6 million in wagers on the... more
02/12/24 4:03 PM

GeoComply: Big uptick in geolocation checks for Super Bowl shows growth in legal online betting

  • Mark Keast, CDC Gaming
Super Bowl LVIII is in the books, but as far as the sportsbooks are concerned, the results from yesterday’s game are still being... more
02/10/24 1:54 PM

Analyst: Taylor Swift expected to elevate Super Bowl betting; records will fall

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
A Wall Street analyst is predicting a “Taylor Swift effect” for the Super Bowl that will help Las Vegas and sportsbooks nationwide generate... more
02/10/24 1:38 PM

Casual bettors placing small wagers is adding another reason to watch the Super Bowl

  • Seth Engle, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After years of angst and filibustering, casual bettors strolling around Sin City are basking in the NFL’s embrace of... more
02/06/24 2:12 PM

AGA survey: Bettors expected to wager in record numbers on Super Bowl

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chief and San Francisco 49ers is expected to attract record interest from bettors. According to... more
02/05/24 8:32 PM

Super Bowl in Las Vegas further cements NFL’s relationship with city it once shunned

  • Mark Anderson, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A meeting scheduled in the 1980s between the NFL and sportsbook directors sparked hope in Las Vegas that their... more