After a study that predicts an increase in the number of consumers using offshore sites for online betting during the 2020-21 National Football League (NFL) season, the American Gaming Association (AGA) called for more work to combat illegal online gambling sites.
Starting today (September 10), with Kansas City playing the Houston Texans, more than 33.2 million American adults will place some form of bet on the NFL for next season.
In that’s the case, it would be a 12.6% decrease from the 38 million adults who should have placed bets in the 2019-20 season.
However, in this year’s study, which Morning Consult conducted on behalf of AGA, only 2,200 American adults were surveyed, compared to 11,001 last year.
Of those who will place bets, the AGA said that 34% or 11.3 million would do so through legal or illegal online gambling platforms, up 29% from last year.
With that in mind, AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said that if the legal sports betting market in the United States continues to grow, it is important that the NFL and its teams continue to grow. educate bettors on the dangers. Bet with illegal operators.
“The NFL and its teams must continue to prioritize and act on the shared responsibility to educate customers on regulated markets and responsible gaming principles in order to realize the full benefit of legal sports betting,” Miller said.
As for other types of betting, the AGA announced that about 6.6 million adults (20%) will bet on legal sports cards for retail use in the United States, up 18% from last year.
However, the number of adults betting casually through pools, fantasy contests, and squares is expected to total 8.6m, or 26% of all bettors, falling from 31% in 2019-20.
Casual bets will drop, with AGA predicting that half of those who place bets, or 16.6 million, will do so with friends, family, and colleagues. That would fall by 53% in the preseason.
AGA research has also shown that adults looking to bet on the season are greedier than NFL fans. 54% of punters are excited about the new campaign, ahead of 18% of the general population, and 41% of NFL fans.
“The NFL traditionally drives a significant amount of action from sports bettors, and this year appears to be no different,” Miller said. “While we’ve known for a long time bettors are more engaged fans, particularly when it comes to football, continuing to drive them to the legal market is essential for protecting consumers and the integrity of the games they wager on.”
The AGA said this commitment to the weather will be much greater during the 2020-2021 season, which appears to be feeling the impact of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on its traditional schedule.
About 42% of American adults are less enthusiastic about the new season, of which 36% said it was due to political activism in the league, 19% to lack of fans, and 17% not to play with. friends. can see, the latter is due to both Covid-19.
In terms of betting teams, 13% intend to bet the Chiefs will win the Super Bowl for the second year in a row. About 9% of punters approve of the Dallas Cowboys, 5% the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and 49ers.
