Nevada sportsbooks made out with a pretty penny after Super Bowl 57 even through overall betting was down for this year’s big game.
Per ESPN Chalk reporter David Payne Purdum, Nevada sportsbooks saw $153.2 million placed on bets this year, which is down 14% from last year’s Super Bowl tally.
However, Nevada can’t be too upset with its earnings. Books avoided the doomsday scenario of the Philadelphia Eagles winning the contest and the total points hitting the over.
In a game where a rare Octopus bet was cashed and the biggest betting upset was the color of Gatorade for the coach’s celebration dump, sportsbooks might’ve been right behind the Kansas City Chiefs as winners for the weekend.
The amount of betting traffic was a win for sportsbooks across the globe.
That’s a lot of bets 🤯 pic.twitter.com/STGYTV0rIC
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) February 14, 2023
From texting with bookmakers last night and this morning, sounds like generally a good Super Bowl for most books.
Majority of public was on Eagles and over.
One bookmaker texted "Record Super Bowl for us — handle, ticket count and hold all beat last year's numbers."
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) February 13, 2023
As bettors learned during Super Bowl 57, you go big or you go home. And Nevada sportsbooks will gladly take the win.
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