More Americans than ever before will wager on NFL games during the 2021 season as states continue to adopt legal sports betting and industry heavyweights such as Caesars Entertainment, DraftKings, and MGM Resorts make further investments in the field.
An estimated 45.2 million Americans plan to wager on the NFL season in some form, up 36% from last year, according to the American Gaming Association, with at least $12 billion expected to be put up in bets, according to sports betting market tracker PlayUSA.
The boom comes as legal sports betting continues to spread across the U.S following the 2018 Supreme Court decision that struck down a federal law that forbade states from authorizing legalized betting on college and professional sports.
Twenty-six states and Washington, D.C., now allow legal sports wagers, compared to 18 states and Washington, D.C., at the start of last season.
