Betting on the Super Bowl was brisk at sportsbooks in big U.S. markets

With this year’s Super Bowl being played in Las Vegas, the nation’s gambling capitol, there was little doubt that betting on the big game would be huge. Nevada’s sportsbooks set a record by taking $185.6 million in wagers on the game, in which the Kansas City Chiefs won their second consecutive championship by defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. New Jersey saw $141.6 million in Super Bowl bets, and Pennsylvania tallied $71.5 million, down 15% from a year ago when the Philadelphia Eagles were in the big game. Maine saw about $3.5 million in online bets on the first Super Bowl for which betting was legal in the state.