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Approximately $133.8 million was bet on Super Bowl LX with Nevada sportsbooks, a 10-year low, according to figures from the state gaming control.
The sportsbooks won a net $9.9 million on the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots. The win was down 55% from last year’s record haul, but in line with previous Super Bowls.
The amount wagered on the Super Bowl dropped for a second straight year, after peaking in 2024 when the game was played in Las Vegas. The $133.8 million is the lowest amount bet on the Super Bowl since 2016, when $132.5 million was wagered on the Denver Broncos-Carolina Panthers matchup.
Las Vegas sources reported a “quieter” than normal lead-up to the Super Bowl at the sportsbooks, and hotel room rates dipped on what traditionally has been one of the city’s biggest weekends.
After decades as America’s sports betting epicenter, Nevada now faces nationwide competition, with legal wagering in the majority of states and increasingly popular online prediction markets offering an expansive menu of game and entertainment propositions on the Super Bowl.
At leading prediction market Kalshi, more than $1 billion was traded on the Super Bowl, including $113 million on the first song performed by Bad Bunny during halftime and $24 million on whether actor Mark Wahlberg would attend the game. The $1 billion figure includes wagers tied to the odds to win the Super Bowl placed throughout the season.
DeFi Rate, a company that tracks prediction markets, found more than $475 million was traded on the Super Bowl winner, player props and game props at Kalshi.
“You can legally bet on sports all over the country now, and it wasn’t the best matchup,” John Murray, vice president of the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, told ESPN. “It didn’t have the star power of some recent Super Bowls.”
Some bookmakers in Las Vegas noticed a decrease in the larger wagers on the Super Bowl, while others said the recreational betting on the game wasn’t as strong as in previous years.
Nevada sportsbooks won a record $22.1 million on last year’s Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, more than double this year’s win.
Bettors mostly sided with the favored Seahawks and were rewarded with Seattle winning the game and covering the 4.5-point spread. Sportbooks fared well on prop bets, with heavily backed stars such as Seattle receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba failing to score a touchdown, helping Nevada bookmakers secure nearly a $10 million profit.
Other states will be releasing Super Bowl betting figures in the coming days.
