The analysis is based on a survey conducted July 5-17, 2022, among 6,034 U.S. adults have personally bet on sports in the past year and to understand Americans’ broader views about the impact of sports betting on society and sports. Pew Research Center conducted this analysis about four years later to find out what share of U.S. Supreme Court decided in 2018 to effectively legalize commercial sports betting in the United States. All told, 19% of adults have bet money on sports in at least one of these ways in the past year. Smaller shares say they have bet money on sports in person at a casino, racetrack or betting kiosk in the past year (8%) or that they have done so online with a betting app, sportsbook or casino (6%).

Some 15% of adults say they have bet money on sports with friends or family in the last 12 months, such as in a private betting pool, fantasy league or casual bet.

As of this month, 35 states and the District of Columbia have authorized the practice in some form, with Massachusetts becoming the latest state to do so in August.ĭespite the growth of commercial sports betting in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling, the most common way that Americans bet on sports is with friends or family, according to the Center’s survey, which was fielded July 5-17 among 6,034 adults. The survey comes more than four years after the Supreme Court effectively legalized commercial sports betting in the United States. adults (19%) say they have personally bet money on sports in some way in the last 12 months, whether with friends or family, in person at a casino or other gambling venue, or online with a betting app, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)Īround one-in-five U.S. A man reviews a betting guide after placing a wager at the Harrington Raceway and Casino in Harrington, Delaware.

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