Gender of sports betting and fantasy app users in the U.S. 2021, by company

In March 2021, the gender distribution of sports betting and fantasy app users in the United States varied by company. ESPN Fantasy Sports had the most female users with a figure amounting to 22 percent. However, the gender distribution was highly skewed toward male across all six companies. In 2020, U.S. participants engaging in sports betting varied by age. The age group that had the most sports betting participants was between 30 to 44, with 22 percent of respondents stating that they had participated in sports betting.

Which sports fans in the U.S. are the most likely to gamble?

The federal ban on sports betting was lifted by the U.S. Supreme Court in May 2018. Since that ruling, many states have legalized sports betting. However, there are still some states that have not. In 2021, the share of U.S. sports fans likely to gamble if sports betting were to be legalized varied by professional sport fan base. Fans of Major League Soccer (MLS) expressed the most interest in sports betting with 53 percent of respondents stating that they were very interested in the practice. In comparison, only 37 percent of fans who follow the National Football League (NFL) stated that they would be very interested.

How big is the global online gambling market?

Online gambling consists of casino games, poker and/or sports betting via the internet. Due to factors such as the advancement of technology, higher trust of gamblers paying online, and increasing global digitization/digitalization, the online gambling market is growing. In 2019, the value of the global online gambling market was 58.9 billion U.S. dollars. By 2021, that figure is expected to increase to 92.9 billion U.S. dollars.