{"id":2200965,"date":"2024-03-18T05:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-72-billion-expected-to-bet-on-march-madness-as-online-sports-betting-legalization-grows\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T05:54:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:54:11","slug":"2-72-billion-expected-to-bet-on-march-madness-as-online-sports-betting-legalization-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-72-billion-expected-to-bet-on-march-madness-as-online-sports-betting-legalization-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Anticipated betting on March Madness hits $2.72 billion amid surge in online sports betting legalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2-72-billion-expected-to-bet-on-march-madness-as-online-sports-betting-legalization-grows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Get Ready for a Record-Breaking \u200cMarch Madness Betting Frenzy<\/h2>\n<p><strong>March Madness is igniting the courts<\/strong> with exhilarating dunks and \u2064nail-biting \u200dfinishes, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/must-watch-foxs-maccallum-blisters-national-teachers-union-president-on-alleged-influence-on-biden-critical-race-theory-1619-project\/\" title=\"MUST-WATCH: Fox\u2019s MacCallum Blisters National Teachers Union President On Alleged Influence On Biden, Critical Race Theory, 1619 Project\">real game changer<\/a>\u2063 this\u2063 year lies beyond\u200b the buzzer. With <strong>online\u2063 sports\u200b betting<\/strong> expanding its\u2063 play across the country, stakes are higher \u200bthan ever before!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  \u200c  \u200bThe American Gaming Association estimates a whopping <strong>$2.72 billion will be wagered<\/strong> on\u200c the NCAA \u2064tournaments, \u2064beating the \u200bSuper Bowl&#8217;s $1.4 billion in bets!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Score \u200bon State Legalization<\/h3>\n<p>Online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-cancels-betting-analyst-over-nine-year-old-tweets\/\" title=\"ESPN Cancels Betting Analyst Over Nine-Year-Old Tweets\">sports betting<\/a>&#8216;s growth \u2062spurt isn&#8217;t\u200c just\u200d about fans; it&#8217;s about the states changing the\u200c rules. Thanks to the\u2064 2018 Supreme Court decision, we&#8217;re seeing a rise \u2064in states\u200b playing ball, leading\u200b to an exciting, legal betting landscape.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>North Carolina and \u2062Kentucky have \u200crecently entered the\u200b game,<\/strong> opening up digital arenas for \u200dlegal\u2064 bets.<\/li>\n<li>In states like Massachusetts, the market&#8217;s \u200bmaturity is contributing to this betting boom.<\/li>\n<li>Total of <strong>37 states \u2062plus the District of\u2064 Columbia<\/strong> have green-lit some form of \u200dsports betting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But not every state is\u200d ready \u2062to suit up.\u2062 As\u2062 of \u2064now, 12 \u2064are still on the bench. Yet, with\u2064 states like\u200d Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia\u200c warming up, we&#8217;re \u2062edging closer to a coast-to-coast \u2062sports betting playground.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting Beyond Basketball<\/h3>\n<p>While March Madness \u200bmight be the current\u200b MVP for bettors, it&#8217;s just \u200cone player in a\u2064 whole\u2063 league of betting events. The NFL, soccer, golf, and\u200d baseball are \u2063all seasons bettors eagerly anticipate each year, adding\u200c that extra\u2063 thrill to every game watched.<\/p>\n<h3>A Responsible Game Plan<\/h3>\n<p>The American Gaming Association\u2064 champions not \u200cjust the excitement but also the responsibility of \u2063betting. They&#8217;re setting\u2063 the \u200cgroundwork \u2064for \u2062an environment where fans\u200b can\u200c enjoy the game without dropping \u2062the ball on \u200cpersonal \u2062well-being.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing \u200da budget and adhering\u2064 to it is crucial.<\/li>\n<li>Sticking to legal betting\u2062 avenues ensures safety and security.<\/li>\n<li>Social betting keeps \u200cthings light \u2062and enjoyable.<\/li>\n<li>Awareness \u2062of the odds empowers bettors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">make informed decisions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Remember, the goal is to keep the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2021-cant-be-any-worse-can-it\/\" title=\"2021 Can't Be Any Worse, Can It?!\">madness<\/a> to the court<\/strong>, not to your finances. \u200cIf\u2064 the game \u200dgets ahead of you,\u200b the National Problem Gambling Helpline is\u2062 just a call away at 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u200cbrackets fill \u200cand \u200dthe \u200dcompetition heats up, may your sports\u200c spirit soar \u2062and your wagers be wise. Enjoy the game, enjoy\u200b the gamble, but above all, enjoy the moment. \u2062Here&#8217;s \u2062to a\u2063 March Madness \u200dthat&#8217;s\u200b mad\u2064 in all the right ways!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As online sports betting expands, March Madness is set to draw $2.72 billion in legal bets, says the American Gaming Association. This year&#8217;s NCAA basketball tournament isn&#8217;t just a viewership hit\u2014it&#8217;s a betting bonanza<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2200966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23082506088261-1024x595.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2200965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23082506088261-1024x595.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2200965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}