Between September 13th and September 16th, 2021, a survey was conducted to determine how often adults in the United States bet on professional or college sporting events. The majority of respondents, 75 percent, stated that they never bet on professional or college sporting events. Meanwhile, seven percent of respondents stated that they bet at least once a week.
Frequency of adults betting on professional or college sporting events in the United States as of September 2021
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Morning Consult. (September 22, 2021). Frequency of adults betting on professional or college sporting events in the United States as of September 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270117/adult-betting-frequency-on-professional-or-college-sports-us/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of adults betting on professional or college sporting events in the United States as of September 2021." Chart. September 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270117/adult-betting-frequency-on-professional-or-college-sports-us/
Morning Consult. (2021). Frequency of adults betting on professional or college sporting events in the United States as of September 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270117/adult-betting-frequency-on-professional-or-college-sports-us/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of Adults Betting on Professional or College Sporting Events in The United States as of September 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270117/adult-betting-frequency-on-professional-or-college-sports-us/
Morning Consult, Frequency of adults betting on professional or college sporting events in the United States as of September 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270117/adult-betting-frequency-on-professional-or-college-sports-us/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Frequency of adults betting on professional or college sporting events in the United States as of September 2021 [Graph], Morning Consult, September 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270117/adult-betting-frequency-on-professional-or-college-sports-us/