"Online betting and gaming is convenient. Customers can place bets and get updates on their wins and losses from the comfort of their armchair or desk. It is the accessibility and convenience of the online betting and gaming proposition that gives it such huge potential. Markets that are currently untouched will become accessible for the first time."according to Iain Wilkie, a leisure, hospitality and gaming partner at Ernst & Young in an article from Sports Business International
February 2009 Archives
Super Bowl Report: Internet Gambling Flourishes Despite Prohibition
Several articles highlight how millions of American go online to wager on sports, including the Super Bowl, and other games despite attempts the prohibit the activity. It is estimated that more than $10 billion in wagers on the Super Bowl were made online worldwide, legally and illegally, according to Pregame.com.
- "Despite law, computer bets beat the odds," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- "Super Sunday still remains major gamble," Tulsa World