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March 19, 2024

Bettors wagered a record $132 million on Super Bowl 50 in Nevada

Watching Super Bowl 50 At Westgate

Steve Marcus

Football fans line up for halftime betting on Super Bowl 50 at the Westgate Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016.

Super Bowl 50 will go down as the most prolifically bet game in Nevada sports books’ history.

Bettors gambled $132.5 million on the Denver Broncos’ 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers, the Nevada Gaming Control Board announced Monday afternoon. The total walloped the previous record of $119.4 million set two years ago when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Broncos.

Super Bowl 48 will still stand as the state’s most lucrative game. Nevada’s 194 sports books collectively reported a win of $13,314,539 on Super Bowl 50 for a hold of 10.1 percent, as compared with a $19,673,960 win and 16.5 percent hold two years ago.

As expected, sports books profited for the 25th time in the past 27 years since the commission began keeping the data. Super Bowl 50 was the third largest Super Bowl win for the casinos, but only eighth in terms of hold percentage.

Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.

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