The Philadelphia Eagles had been huge winners in Sunday’s NFL Super Bowl, and so had been the nation’s sportsbooks. The American Gaming Association (AGA) predicted a report $1.39 billion wagered within the days main as much as the sport and that forecast seems to have come true.
The Kansas City Chiefs had been a couple of 1-point favourite and proved to be fashionable with bettors, as had been prop bets on Saquon Barkley and Travis Kelce, each of whom had poorer performances than anticipated. Seeing Philadelphia come out on high 40-22, nonetheless, erased any danger for books and put loads of winnings in operators’ coffers.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported a $22.1 million in web winnings on the sport, a report within the state. The win got here regardless of a 20 % lower in deal with from final yr, when the large recreation came about in Las Vegas and noticed $190 million wagered.
The sportsbook profits were even bigger in New York, the place the state gaming fee reported a deal with of $154.9 million. That was down barely from the yr earlier than, however the Eagles win meant a $47.4 million win for the sportsbooks, which was 5 occasions greater than 2024.
New Jersey additionally cashed in, boasting a deal with of $168.7 million that resulted in a web win of $25.2 million.
“Super Bowl LIX was the single-biggest betting event in the history of BetMGM — it took the most bets, and was one of the best single-game results in company history,” BetMGM senior buying and selling supervisor Christian Cipollini stated in a press launch.
But whereas sportsbooks cashed in just about all over the place, that wasn’t the case in Pennsylvania, the place bettors parked most of their motion on the hometown Eagles.
The state took in a report $101.5 million general, a rise of 20.4% over the earlier report. However, with practically 80% of the cash on Philadelphia, the sportsbooks needed to eat a lack of $6.5 million.
The reverse was true in Kansas, the place a sportsbook reported 81% of the bets on the Chiefs.
Big Bets
DraftKings additionally reported fielding greater than 12 million bets on the sport among the many platform’s 2.5 million energetic prospects. Among huge bettors, DraftKings made notice of an $800,000 moneyline wager on the Eagles alongside, with one other $750,000 Philly moneyline guess. One bettor posted a Chiefs moneyline wager for $320,000.
High-stakes bettor Marco Piemonte cashed in after making a $1 million wager on the Eagles at +1.5 on the Fanatics sportsbook. Covers.com additionally reported {that a} Kentucky bettor made a number of moneyline wagers with Circa Sports on the Eagles totaling $3.1 million at -700 for a payout of $442,000.
The solely reported $1M+ guess on the Super Bowl to date comes from @Marco_Parlay
He tells me it’s first 7-figure guess ever. pic.twitter.com/crs19tZh5K— DAN (@danWorthington) February 9, 2025
U.S. Online Betting Surges
American bettors proceed flocking to legalized sports activities betting choices and that continued for this yr’s Super Bowl. Online betting geolocation and safety agency GeoComply reported a 14% enhance in energetic participant accounts throughout its on-line sportsbook prospects throughout Super Bowl weekend in comparison with final yr.
In states the place regulators have taken motion in opposition to offshore sportsbooks, GeoComply discovered the expansion price of energetic accounts amongst its sportsbook prospects was twice as excessive on common as in states that haven’t taken related enforcement measures. Since the final Super Bowl, 14 states have issued stop and desist orders to at the very least one outstanding unlawful sportsbook.
“When states take enforcement action, we see a correlation with increased engagement on our customers’ platforms,” GeoComply CEO and co-founder Anna Sainsbury stated. “More fans are choosing legal sportsbooks, driven by stronger consumer protections and enhanced user experiences. This means even greater tax revenues to support local communities and promote responsible growth while reducing reliance on illegal sportsbooks.”.
The firm additionally reported a number of different key findings. Over Super Bowl weekend, GeoComply noticed the creation of greater than 724,400 new on-line wagering accounts throughout its prospects in regulated states. Just earlier than halftime and proper after the Eagles scored the staff’s third landing of the sport, the corporate recorded a peak of 14,300 geolocation transactions per second (TPS).
Major TV Numbers
The huge recreation continues to fortify the league’s broadcast companions. Fox reportedly offered $800 million in commercials this yr with a 30-second advert spot operating $8 million. And regardless of the blowout Philadelphia win, the game drew a record 127.7 million television viewers.
The recreation was proven on the Fox broadcast channel together with Fox Deportes and NBC Universal’s Telemundo. The Fox-owned Tubi streaming service additionally confirmed the sport.
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