The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today reported that preliminary figures show $59,275,463 was wagered in the Commonwealth on this past weekend’s Seattle Seahawks/New England Patriots Super Bowl through retail and online sportsbooks. That was a 41.6% decrease over wagers placed in Pennsylvania for the Super Bowl achieved last year when the Eagles and Chiefs faced off.
At the same time, revenue generated was significantly higher at $18,143,469 over last year when patrons overwhelmingly placed winning wagers and created negative revenue of $6,532,147.
Patrons could choose to place Super Bowl wagers in Pennsylvania at 17 retail locations and through 11 online wagering sites. Figures show that 90.6% of the money wagered was through online sites.
