![]() ![]() Avello agrees with Danny and says gamblers are excited that this year’s championship games isn’t about Tom Brady. “It's accepted and it's eventually going to be accepted in most of the 50 states,” he says. When he was at his last job running the Wynn’s sportsbook in Vegas, Johnny never thought sports betting would go national, mostly because the NFL and other sports leagues wanted nothing to do with sportsbooks. Avello says the legalization of mobile sports betting across 30 states has changed the image of gambling. There are two other forces at play that is driving more people to bet than ever before. 30 and will continue to add props “until we'll have a Bible by the time it's all said and done.” DraftKings started putting up props on Jan. “It's going to be record handle for DraftKings,” says Avello. But Avello says 85% of the action will come on Saturday and Sunday morning and he’s expecting a lot of money to be wagered on the Rams. As of Monday night, he says 65% of the money coming in is on the Bengals. Johnny Avello, the head of DraftKings’ race and sportsbook, says this will be the best Super Bowl in the company’s history. The Super Bowl is supposed to mean big money for DraftKings. “I'm literally betting my whole bankroll and I should get a 5% to 7% return on everything I bet.” “I've never had a Super Bowl when I didn’t make five figures,” he says. His goal is to lay out his whole six-figure bankroll, but he says it’s harder for him to make a living these days because many books limit the action they’re willing to take from pros. The Super Bowl is the biggest workday of the year for sharp bettors like Krackomberger. Krackomberger specializes in prop bets and says he’s using nine different sports betting apps and has been getting between $500 to $3,000 down on each bet. “Without a doubt, the Super Bowl handle is going to be unbelievable,” says Krackomberger, who is also the founder of sports betting app KrackWins. “Americans have never been more interested in legal sports wagering,” says Bill Miller, the president and CEO of the AGA.īill Krackomberger, a veteran professional sports gambler, said he started making bets on Jan. With 10 more states launching since last year, plus New York launching its mobile sports betting program, which hit a national monthly handle record of $1.6 billion in January, sportsbooks will be overwhelmed with a wall of money, oddsmakers and gamblers from across the country say. Last year, during Super Bowl LV, only 20 states had legal sports betting. This means more than 100 million Americans can place a legal wager where they live. There are now some 30 states where sports betting is legal, including 19 that allow online sports wagering. Bettors will wager an estimated $7.61 billion, up 78% from last year. According to a new report by the American Gaming Association, 31.4 million Americans plan to bet on Super Bowl LVI, a 35% increase from 2021. Super Bowl LVI is expected to draw a record number of gamblers like Danny, who are expected to bet a record amount of money. ![]()
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