Americans Gamble on Sports? You Bet!

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Fans of pro sports like to complain that modern-day players are too mercenary. Maybe they are, but a Gallup poll finds many fans are mercenary about sports in their own right. Seventeen percent of adults said they’ve gambled on pro sports in the past 12 months — 12 percent by betting on a sports event and 14 percent by taking part in an office pool. Thirteen percent of women, as well as 22 percent of men, reported engaging in sports-related gambling.

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