Frequency of CPU vs. CPU sports betting in COVID-19 lockdown in U.S. as of April 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 7, 2023

As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, sports leagues all across the globe have been put on pause. As a result, the sports betting market has also faced difficulties and some people have turned to computer video game simulations of real sporting events (CPU vs. CPU) to fulfil there sports betting needs. According to the source, six percent of respondents in the United States have been betting more often on computer video game simulations of real sporting events as a result of the pandemic. Comparatively, 23 percent have been betting on CPU vs. CPU sports less often.

Would you say you are betting more or less on computer video game simulations of real sporting events (CPU vs. CPU) since the COVID-19 pandemic social distancing measures began in March 2020?

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 16-20, 2020

Number of respondents

1,870 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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Question was phrased by source as:
"And specifically, are you betting money on each of the following activities more or less often amid the COVID-19 pandemic (coronavirus)? Computer video game simulations of real sporting events (CPU vs. CPU)"

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