Reasons why U.S. consumers like betting on sports 2017

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Alexander Kunst,
Sep 3, 2019
This statistic shows the distribution of reasons why U.S. consumers like betting on sports in 2017 according to a Statista survey. 45 percent of survey respondents said it makes the sport more interesting to them.

What do you like about betting on sports?

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Release date

January 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 6 - 14, 2017

Number of respondents

568 respondents

Age group

18 to 69 years

Special properties

Have placed a sports bet in the past

Method of interview

Online survey

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