The federal ban on sports betting was lifted by the Supreme Court of the United States in May 2018. Since that judgment, many states have legalized sports betting. When surveyed in December 2021, 12 percent of respondents stated that they participated in sports betting at least weekly. Meanwhile, only five percent of respondents stated that they participated in sports betting at least weekly in January of that year.
Share of adults that participated in sports betting in the United States in January and December 2021
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Morning Consult. (January 18, 2022). Share of adults that participated in sports betting in the United States in January and December 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105249/sport-gambling-interest/
Morning Consult. "Share of adults that participated in sports betting in the United States in January and December 2021." Chart. January 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105249/sport-gambling-interest/
Morning Consult. (2022). Share of adults that participated in sports betting in the United States in January and December 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105249/sport-gambling-interest/
Morning Consult. "Share of Adults That Participated in Sports Betting in The United States in January and December 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105249/sport-gambling-interest/
Morning Consult, Share of adults that participated in sports betting in the United States in January and December 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105249/sport-gambling-interest/ (last visited September 30, 2023)
Share of adults that participated in sports betting in the United States in January and December 2021 [Graph], Morning Consult, January 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105249/sport-gambling-interest/