Are you betting on the World Cup?
Fans of Brazil cheer their team after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and South Korea, at the Stadium 974, in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. – The World Cup may be the globe's biggest sporting event, yet in the United States in the fall, it competes with a full sports betting calendar.
Jay Kornegay, vice president of race and sports operations at Westgate Las Vegas, compared World Cup matches during a more typical time of the year being bet on the same level as NFL games. This year's are more comparable to college basketball. “It's comparing apples to oranges, but at least we'll see how it does compare and how drastic a difference it is,” Pullen said. “I've been pleased. I think soccer over the years keeps getting bigger and bigger.”
As for why the World Cup has overperformed expectations, Kornegay said the heavy media coverage has played a major role in getting American bettors excited. Kornegay and Pullen said they haven't seen any kind of unusual bets that would garner headlines, but it's not like all bettors are limiting their wagers to $100, either.
But the bookmakers also take a big-picture look at the tournament and not so much the individual matches.
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