American sportsbooks are on pace to handle an estimated $130 million in bets in 2024, up approximately 8% from the previous year.
The Super Bowl, an overtime thriller won again by the Kansas City Chiefs, was the most-heavily bet single game of 2024, sportsbooks say, and a sanctioned boxing match between 27-year-old Jake Paul and 58-year-old Mike Tyson set betting records for the amount wagered on a fight. The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks attracted more bets than any team in any sport in 2024 at ESPN BET, and bettors lost more money betting on Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce than any other player at BetMGM.