Ahead of this year’s centennial National Football League season, multiple states and betting companies took advantage of new US laws and pushed for legal and regulated sports betting markets across the United States. Efforts have definitely paid off, according to top online sports betting groups.
DraftKings said that the amount wagered on sports betting off its platform on Sunday was practically double the amount spent year on year. Rival FanDuel betting group made an even more dramatic statement, saying that Sunday bettors wagered an eye-watering 12 times more than was bet on the same day one year ago.
On September 5th, the day that the NFL season kicked off official, traffic at these two sites sky-rocketed. Over 300,000 bettors visited DraftKings, while over half a million visited FanDuel. Both sites reported on an average of 65% more visitors than the days leading up to the 5th.
A report on the Reuters site explains that New Jersey has become a key player in the US sports betting market. At present 13 states allow sports betting – either at brick-and-mortar locations or online (or both). It is expected that more states will join this trend in the coming months. New Jersey was a leader in the battle against the US Supreme Court to allow states to decide on their own sports betting futures.