Being in Las Vegas, it’s easy to forget just how many people are betting the Super Bowl "illegally" around the nation.
A survey released Tuesday from the Atlanta-based Poll Position group found that at least 25 million Americans will bet money on this Sunday’s Patriots-Giants NFL title game being played in Indianapolis.
Eleven percent of respondents said yes, 78% said no and 10% were undecided or had no opinion on the question. With roughly 234 million adults in America, the 11% who said they are betting on the Super Bowl would translate into slightly more than 25 million.
Breaking down the poll farther, 18% percent of men said they would bet on the game, while only 5% of women say they’ll do so. More Democrats (16%) say they’ll bet on the big game than Republicans (12%) and independents (5%).
Of the age group most likely to bet (18-29 years old), 19% say they’ll gamble on the game. Poll Position’s scientific telephone survey of 1,145 registered voters nationwide was conducted January 31, 2012 and has a margin of error of ±3%. Poll results are weighted to be a representative sampling of all American adults.
Poll Position is a non-partisan news, polling, and social media company founded and led by two award-winning CNN news and polling veterans. The company’s goals are to engage, enlighten, and entertain millions of people with exclusive news-making, buzz-generating public opinion polls and giving people everywhere an opportunity to vote and comment on hot topics, while learning the views of others.
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