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A total of 33 states and Washington D.C. will be taking part in
betting on Sunday’s game, which features the Philadelphia Eagles
and Kansas City Chiefs.
“By my math this is going to be the first billion dollar event
for a sports book,” said PlayIllinois marketing analyst Eric
Ramsey. “It looks like we were just short of a billion last
year, and it looks like we are going to clear that number fairly
comfortably this time around.”
Ramsey adds that Illinoisans are expected to bet about $86
million on the Super Bowl. PlayIllinois projects that Illinois,
along with New York, New Jersey, Nevada and Ohio will be the
top-five betting states on the game. Combined, those states
could bring in more than $620 million in bets, more than half of
the country’s total.
Ramsey said bettors can bet on practically anything with the big
game, including how long the national anthem will be.
“The Super Bowl is obviously the king of prop bets like Gatorade
color or hat color, and things like that” he said. “There's no
shortage of things to wager on in the Super Bowl.”
On Thursday, the Illinois Gaming Board reported that Illinoisans
wagered nearly $10 billion in legal sports bets in 2022.
Ramsey has been impressed with sports betting in the Land of
Lincoln.
“These past 12 calendar months in Illinois have been really
impressive,” said Ramsey. “The market is still growing really
fast, we’re tracking up about 30% year-over-year still, so I
just have an optimistic outlook for Illinois in general and
certainly for this game.”
Kevin Bessler reports on statewide issues in
Illinois for the Center Square. He has over 30 years of
experience in radio news reporting throughout the Midwest.
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