Super Bowl LV Gives High Hopes to US Sports Betting Operators

February 7th is the date of one of the most watched sporting events in the world – Super Bowl!

It is also one of the most wagered on events in the sport calendar and the final showdown between Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs could provide a bounty to the US bookmakers and sports betting operators.

The Historic Game

The NFL Championship game attracts the most viewers every year and is the most popular single-event sports betting occasion.

The 2021’s Super Bowl LV edition could prove to be record-breaking in of betting volume. According to PayPerHead, the world’s leading bookie software provider, more and more people bet on this decisive game.

In 2020, Super Bowl game in which Kansas City Chiefs beat San Francisco 49ers, totaled almost $7 billion worldwide.

The same company now predicts that this year’s game will exceed the previous one. The return of quarterbacks Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will make the game all the more interesting to bettors.

Brady became the history’s fourth quarterback to lead two different teams to the Super Bowl title. The February 7th showdown will be his 10th Super Bowl. It will be the game in which the best NFL quarterback Mahomes takes on the best player in NFL history, Brady.

Dream Match-Up

PayPerHead’s product manager, Nate Johnson, says:

“Even if you don’t have the internet or television, you know about this game. Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady are two of the most popular individuals, not just athletes, but people on the planet.”

He added:

“With Live+, players have no reason to leave our agents’ sites. They can check Super Bowl LV stats, check out video streams, and make bets while the action happens. In the past, players couldn’t bet on sports performances through the same agent platform. Now they can.”

He is essentially talking about the in-game wagering platform that offers game trackers and video streams.

This year’s edition of Super Bowl should sur the 15% rise in action from Props and adopting agents.

Source:

“Bookies Expect Record-Breaking Super Bowl LV Action”, prnewswire.com, February 1st, 2021.