Adult betting frequency on professional or college sports in the U.S. 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 7, 2023
Between September 13th and September 16th, 2021, a survey was conducted to determine how often adults in the United States bet on professional or college sporting events. The majority of respondents, 75 percent, stated that they never bet on professional or college sporting events. Meanwhile, seven percent of respondents stated that they bet at least once a week.

Frequency of adults betting on professional or college sporting events in the United States as of September 2021

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September 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 13 to 16, 2021

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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