The FIFA World Cup

Football (soccer) is the world’s most popular game, and it makes sense that it pulls from the most cash. Every year, it is estimated that soccer constitutes 70 percent of their above-listed $1 trillion!

The FIFA World Cup is the ultimate tournament in the soccer calendar, happening every four years. Even with a runtime of only 1 month, the World Cup provides an enormous amount of betting opportunities.

The competition kicks off with 210 countries participating in the qualifying rounds, then fighting it out through different phases to make the final 32. Bettors from around the world have the ability to place wagers each step of the way. Even though there aren’t any official figures about how much is bet globally during the whole tournament, it’s estimated to be more than $260 million.

The Super Bowl
If we focus on the American landscape, the National Football League is king. Bets around the NFL constitute almost half of all sports stakes placed, together with the Super Bowl being the single most popular betting event throughout the sport year.

The 2018 Super Bowl LII, which saw the Eagles stick it to the Patriots, earned a record-breaking $158.6 million worth of wagers at Nevada sportsbooks. This staggering figure broke the list of $138.5 million wagered during the Super Bowl LI the previous calendar year.

Of course, these are just the official (legal) figures. Based on estimates made by the American Gaming Association, the authentic total wagered was probably in the area of $4.76 billion.

March Madness
The NCAA championship is among the highlights for sports fans and bettors alike. 68 teams fight it out through seven single-elimination rounds in 1 month with the expectation of being named winners.

Figures from the American Gaming Association (AGA) predicted that more than $10 billion would be wagered on the 2018 NCAA men’s basketball championship. A mere fraction of the amount (3 percent ) was likely bet lawfully.

Nevertheless, considering that gambling is legal in just 1 state then $300 million total stakes on one sporting event is madness!

Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is one of the most important horse racing events in the United States and is, in fact, one of those longest-running sports events from the country. The event takes place on the first Saturday of May in the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.

The’Run for the Roses’ (also known as’the fastest two minutes in game’) draws a crowd of more than 150,000 spectators to the racetrack. This isn’t even counting the huge number of home audiences: The 144th Kentucky Derby pulled in 16.2 million viewers on NBC.

Churchill Downs reported record-breaking wagering with $209.2 million in bets over the 14-race card. The main race pulled in over $139.2 million in wagers, breaking the previous record of $137.9 million group in 2015.

The Grand National
Keeping with the equestrian theme, The Grand National is Britain’s own horse-racing extravaganza. It is allegedly one of the world’s hardest horse-races, with two laps of a racetrack which is 4-mile 514 yards (6.907 km) long and includes 30 jumps.

It’s a hugely popular event that is attended by members of the Royal Family, as well as other A-list celebrities. In addition to experienced horse racing fans and gambling pros, it attracts in up of 600 million viewers, which makes it the most watched TV event on the planet.

It also defeats the gaming figures for our own Kentucky Derby. The 2017 Grand National reportedly saw wagers totaling #300 million, which will be approximately $400 million!
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