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“Nationwide, sports betting handles are up more than 150% this year,” said Dave Forman, head of research at AGA.
“We’ve seen 11 states launch in 2021. So just the expansion alone, when you couple that with the growth of mature markets, there’s no question that the Super Bowl’s probably going to shatter last year’s record.” (1)
States that legalized sports betting within the past year have seen exponential growth. New York, which launched mobile sports betting in January, saw $1.6 billion in online sports bets last month, breaking a record set by Arizona and surpassing a one-month record set last year by New Jersey, CBS News reported.