Offshore sites continue to be popular with American gamblers, as 5.2 million said they plan to wager online.<\/p>\n
Most of the people [betting unlawfully] don\u2019t even know that the activity they\u2019re participating in is illegal,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>said Sara Slane, the AGA\u2019s senior vice president for public affairs.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nAnother 2.4 million Americans told researchers they will likely place bets through their bookies.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s one of the reasons why Miller said the association is working to expand legalized sports betting, with the goal of putting a crimp on the illegal bookie schemes that have long dominated the industry in the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese results indicate there\u2019s still work to do to eradicate the vast illegal sports betting market in this country, and we\u2019re committed to ensuring sound policies are in place to protect consumers, like the 47 million Americans who will bet on March Madness,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n
Betting Leads to Increased Fan Engagement<\/h2>\n While the NCAA has come out in opposition to sports betting in general, the AGA said its research shows that it\u2019s a way to attract more fans to the sport.<\/p>\n
The research suggests there\u2019s a direct correlation between entertainment and fan engagement,\u201d <\/em><\/strong>Miller said. <\/em>\u201cMost Americans say they\u2019d be more interested in watching a Final Four game if they had bet on one of the participating teams.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe overwhelming majority of Americans who bet on this year\u2019s tournament plan to take part in a bracket jackpot. According to the AGA, 40 million people will submit 149 million entries in bracket contests. That includes ones run at workplaces, within families, and online through such sites as ESPN.com, Yahoo.com, and CBSSports.com.<\/p>\n
The gaming industry lobbying group estimates $4.6 million will be bet on those brackets, which reward fans for correctly guessing the outcomes of games in each of the six rounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A new survey by the American Gaming Association (AGA) shows just how mad Americans are about college basketball this time of year. The findings, released on Monday, show 47 million adults — or nearly one in five — will make some type of bet on the NCAA Basketball Tournament, which starts this week at various […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":100847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18943,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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