FanDuel CEO Amy Howe reveals what’s behind the record Super Bowl bet on “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.”
Super Bowl LVIII had very high ratings, with an average audience of 123.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen. This seems to have been a noteworthy event for major gambling companies.
FanDuel said it ended up handling more than $307 million from more than 14 million Super Bowl bets. According to the company, this is a “new record.”
FanDuel says more than 2.5 million active users have placed these bets.
The sports betting company’s FanDuel logo will appear on your smartphone. (Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Meanwhile, fellow betting company DraftKings announced Thursday that more than 2.4 million customers are betting on the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, starting last week.
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Over 12.4 million wagers were received by DraftKings during that period, totaling over $305 million.
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKNG | Draftings Co., Ltd. | 45.01 | +0.55 | +1.23% |
The Massachusetts-based company declined to say how the numbers compare to last year’s Super Bowl.
The logo of US daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company DraftKings appears on the smartphone screen. (Photo illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Super Bowl XV was a “record setting” for Nevada’s 182 sportsbook retailers. according to Nevada gaming control board.
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Brought to you by Big Game Bettors $185.6 million worth of stakes The state commission announced this to Nevada sportsbooks earlier this week. Of that amount, sportsbooks received about $6.8 million.
Lombardi Trophy players wear San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs helmets on stage during the Super Bowl LVIII commissioner press conference at Allegiant Stadium on February 5, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jevaughn Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Before Sunday’s game, that record belonged to Super Bowl LVI. The game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals generated a record $179.8 million in wagers at the state’s sportsbooks, the Nevada Gaming Control Board announced.
The data comes after an American Gaming Association report predicted Super Bowl bets by American adults will reach $23.1 billion this year overall.
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Super Bowl LVIII was held in Las Vegas on Sunday, with the Chiefs winning in overtime.
