NEW ORLEANS – The “Big Game” is barely a day away, and whereas there’ll solely be one winner between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, many others throughout the nation are hoping they win one thing, too: their sports activities bets.
The American Gaming Affiliation (AGA) is estimating that People will guess $1.39 billion legally on Tremendous Bowl LIX throughout these states that present working sportsbooks, which is a file.
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The BetMGM Sportsbook on the MGM Grand Las Vegas on the Las Vegas strip. (Kirby Lee-USA At present Sports activities)
The continued growth of authorized sports activities betting markets – North Carolina and Vermont have been added amongst legalized states, and Missouri simply voted to approve it to carry the rely to 40 states, in addition to the District of Columbia – might be highlighted in Tremendous Bowl LIX.
The elevated enthusiasm is why former NFL operating again Mark Ingram, who was again in New Orleans, the place he referred to as house with the Saints for 10 seasons, teamed up with the AGA to implore sports activities bettors to sport responsibly this Tremendous Bowl.
“You gotta have a gameplan,” he instructed Fox Information Digital on Radio Row in New Orleans. “First and foremost, have a budget, and stick to it. Be responsible, bet legally and don’t be harassing players – sending Venmos, sending CashApps when they don’t hit your prop bets. Enjoy it, respect it. It’s supposed to be entertainment.”
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Athletes from all sports activities have talked about sports activities bettors sending them messages, containing vulgar verbiage and threats to pay them after their performances did not work out in favor of their guess slip.
However Ingram is sick of seeing it.
“It’s crazy, man,” he mentioned. “The players didn’t set the over/under for themselves, Vegas did. So, be mad at Vegas. The players are out there trying to do everything they can to help their team win a game.”
Mark Ingram at The 2024 ESPY Awards held on the Dolby Theatre on July 11, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Gilbert Flores/Selection by way of Getty Photographs)
Joe Maloney, Senior Vice President, Strategic Communications on the AGA, mentioned the 5 pillars that each one sports activities bettors, skilled or not, ought to comply with heading into the Tremendous Bowl and past.
“First, bet legally,” Maloney started. “It’s important that you’re doing it in a legal operator with a legal sportsbook. Two, keep it fun. This is a social activity, do it with others. Just keep it fun. Three, stick to a budget. Understand what amount you want to spend on this type of activity. It’s no different than any other type of entertainment activity. Have a budget for it and stick to it.
“The opposite piece, which can also be crucial: Know the chances. Perceive the terminology, and perceive the distinction between a certain guess and a longshot guess. A longshot guess, if you happen to hit it, you’ll earn more money. A certain guess, like Jalen Hurts scoring a landing within the sport on Sunday, that’s most likely extra of a certain guess.
“Finally, keep your cool. Losing your bet is not an invitation to harass an athlete, harass an official, harass a coach. Just keep it to yourself if you win or lose.”
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For moneyline bets, or just selecting who will win the sport, the Chiefs are slight favorites to beat the Eagles, however that might all the time transfer, relying on how a lot cash is available in forward of kickoff on the Caesars Superdome on Sunday night time.
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