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Mar 14, 2022, 08:36 ET PlayUSA.com: 2022 NCAA Tournament Could Be First U.S. Sporting Event To Generate $3 Billion In Legal Wagering

Legal wagering on the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament could balloon to as much as $3 billion this year at regulated U.S. sportsbooks, according ...

Feb 02, 2022, 08:15 ET PlayUSA.com: Super Bowl to Generate $1 Billion in Legal Bets

Bettors could place $1 billion in wagers on Super Bowl LVI at legal online and retail sportsbooks across the country, according to projections by...

Nov 09, 2021, 15:30 ET PlayUSA.com: Legal Sports Betting in the U.S. Surpasses $5 Billion in a Month for the First Time in History

Regulated U.S. sportsbooks have officially taken in more than $5 billion in wagers over a single month for the first time in history, according to...

Aug 24, 2021, 08:44 ET PlayUSA.com: Football Will Draw More Than $20 Billion in Bets, $1.5 Billion in Revenue in 2021

Bettors could pour more than $20 billion in wagers on NFL and college football games into legal U.S. sportsbooks during the 2021 season, resulting in ...

Mar 15, 2021, 08:38 ET PlayUSA.com: 2021 NCAA Tournament Will Be First U.S. Sporting Event to Reach $1 Billion In Bets

The 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament will almost certainly be the first sporting event in U.S. history to draw more than $1 billion in legal...

Jan 28, 2021, 15:21 ET PlayUSA.com Predicts Super Bowl to Attract More Than $500 Million in Legal Wagers

U.S. bettors will place more than $500 million in wagers on Super Bowl LV at legal online and retail sportsbooks across 21 U.S. jurisdictions where...

Jan 28, 2020, 08:18 ET Super Bowl to Attract $400 Million in Wagers, PlayUSA.Com Analysts Predict

Legal online and retail sportsbooks across the country will take in $400 million in total bets for Super Bowl LIV, analysts for PlayUSA.com project....

Jan 21, 2020, 13:38 ET New Jersey Sportsbooks Set to Spend Another Night at the Movies with Odds on 92nd Academy Awards

Sportsbooks in New Jersey are the first offering movie buffs the opportunity to join their favorite actors, actresses, and directors as big winners...

Feb 11, 2019, 08:34 ET New Jersey Sportsbooks Accepting Legal Oscars Bets for First Time in U.S. History

For movie lovers in and around New Jersey, there has never been a better time to have a strong opinion on this year's Oscars. New Jersey sportsbooks...

Jan 28, 2019, 08:35 ET $325 Million to be Bet on NFL's Big Game, PlayUSA.com Analysts Predict

Legal online and retail sportsbooks across the country will take in about $325 million in total bets for the NFL's Big Game between the New England...