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Super Bowl Caused Huge Influx of Bets

Online casino and land-based casino operators are thrilled with the results of the year's biggest sporting event. The Super Bowl helped casinos take in millions of dollars in bets.

Online casinos were taking bet after bet over yesterday’s Super Bowl. While land-based casinos and sports betting kiosks were notably busy, placing bets online was clearly the most popular method. Online casinos reported a record number of players and new sign-ups.

Collective statistics show that Super Bowl 2010 surpassed last year’s by far. More bets placed, higher bets placed and variety of bets placed helped this year’s SuperBowl break records.

The New Orleans Saints were known as the underdogs but came through in the second, third and fourth quarters to beat the Colts by a considerable lead. A final score of 31-17 surprised almost everyone, except die hard Saints fans, because the Colts were favoured to win throughout most of the season.

This year marked a 14 percent increase in the number of wagers made with operators guessing the number of people to be well into the millions. The only Super Bowl that reportedly did better than 2010’s was the 2006 game which raked in almost $100 million.

The Super Bowl obviously gave the online casino industry a huge boost, one that they didn’t need but will surely take. Land-based betting also saw a big increase in revenue and that is an industry that needs some help and the Super Bowl helped to put them back on the map.

Will the online casino continue to strive now that the biggest betting event in sports history is over? Operators are confident that they can maintain and even increase the number of players and the amount of money wagered in the future.