The online casino industry is experiencing a period of growth around the world.  Buoyed by marked gains in online sports betting, online casinos are benefitting from an economic turndown as well as positive peer reviews.  Super Bowl 44 seems to have been the catalyst in the surge, as the best sports betting casinos did a landmark business on the game.  

In some online sports betting parlours, there were as many as 109 proposition bets offered along with the meat and potatoes bets on the outcome of the classic contest which was won by the underdog, albeit fan favourite, the New Orleans Saints, by a score of 31-17.   The game was the most watched television program in history, and people are still buzzing about the good vibes that are being felt all over the world for a city, New Orleans, that was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina a scant five years ago. 

Don’t feel sorry for the land-based casinos, at least not yet!  The Nevada casinos also did well with sports betting on the Super Bowl.  Last year, the Nevada sportsbooks suffered a significant decline in the wagering on the Super Bowl as online casino sportsbooks scored a higher volume of business.  This year, bettors wagered $82.7 million on the Super Bowl with Nevada sports betting establishments, a rise of 14 percent in aggregate totals.  In addition, the Nevada sportsbook palaces garnered a hefty profit of $6.9 million, due to the fact that the underdog Saints won the contest.

On the other hand, it is estimated that over 200 million people from all parts of the world bet on the outcome of the Super Bowl.  The online casino industry proved to be the conduit for the majority of the sports betting by handling an estimated $2 billion in action on the game.  The proposition bets also appealed to people who would normally not engage in sports betting.  There was a high proportion of distaff wagers on such offerings as the coin toss, the opening song performed by the half-time performers, the Who, as well as other wagers that required no prior knowledge of the game of American football.

Online gambling also facilitated the wagers of those who have no capability to travel to casino towns in order to place wagers.  These groups include the elderly, the handicapped and the shut-ins, whose recreational entertainment expectations are more than fulfilled by online gambling.

Ladies and gentlemen – the results are in, and online gambling is here to stay!!