From Rx. Daily Reporter article
The real question is: Can the Patriots cover the 6 ½-point spread that oddsmakers put up Sunday night even before New England was done routing the Pittsburgh Steelers?
That's the question millions of Americans will be trying to answer in the next two weeks as the hype builds to a Super Bowl game climax on Feb. 6 in Jacksonville, Fla.
They'll come to Vegas with wads of cash, bet with the corner bookie, or punch a few keys to link up with an Internet betting site. They'll buy squares at bars, get in office pools and wager with the neighbor next door.
They'll make big bets, small bets, stupid bets and crazy bets. Some will bet their favorite team with their heart; others will bet the opening coin flip comes up tails.
By the time they're done, billions of dollars will have changed hands.
Like it or not, betting and pro football are joined at the hip. The lines that came out of Las Vegas in the 40s and 50s helped make the league what it is today, and the amount of money wagered on pro football grows unabated every year.
In Nevada alone, there's likely to be nearly $100 million bet in legal books on the Super Bowl. That number could reach $1 billion on the fast-growing Internet betting sites, while hundreds of millions of dollars in other bets exchange hands privately.
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The real question is: Can the Patriots cover the 6 ½-point spread that oddsmakers put up Sunday night even before New England was done routing the Pittsburgh Steelers?
That's the question millions of Americans will be trying to answer in the next two weeks as the hype builds to a Super Bowl game climax on Feb. 6 in Jacksonville, Fla.
They'll come to Vegas with wads of cash, bet with the corner bookie, or punch a few keys to link up with an Internet betting site. They'll buy squares at bars, get in office pools and wager with the neighbor next door.
They'll make big bets, small bets, stupid bets and crazy bets. Some will bet their favorite team with their heart; others will bet the opening coin flip comes up tails.
By the time they're done, billions of dollars will have changed hands.
Like it or not, betting and pro football are joined at the hip. The lines that came out of Las Vegas in the 40s and 50s helped make the league what it is today, and the amount of money wagered on pro football grows unabated every year.
In Nevada alone, there's likely to be nearly $100 million bet in legal books on the Super Bowl. That number could reach $1 billion on the fast-growing Internet betting sites, while hundreds of millions of dollars in other bets exchange hands privately.
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An annual event I believe so. Most World Cup and European Championship matches in knockout rounds beat it though. The pool squares, the friendly $10 bets, the dad betting his son dinner...these all add up and make it the biggest annual betting event.
I think someone estimated the World Cup final likely beat the Super Bowl by a 10 to 1 margin, but lets face it no one is doing accurate stat keeping on this.
I think someone estimated the World Cup final likely beat the Super Bowl by a 10 to 1 margin, but lets face it no one is doing accurate stat keeping on this.
