This statistic shows the distribution of reasons why U.S. consumers like betting on sports in 2017 according to a Statista survey. 45 percent of survey respondents said it makes the sport more interesting to them.
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Statista Survey. (January 18, 2017). What do you like about betting on sports? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/661809/attractions-of-sports-betting-for-us-consumers/
Statista Survey. "What do you like about betting on sports?." Chart. January 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/661809/attractions-of-sports-betting-for-us-consumers/
Statista Survey. (2017). What do you like about betting on sports?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/661809/attractions-of-sports-betting-for-us-consumers/
Statista Survey. "What Do You like about Betting on Sports?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/661809/attractions-of-sports-betting-for-us-consumers/
Statista Survey, What do you like about betting on sports? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/661809/attractions-of-sports-betting-for-us-consumers/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
What do you like about betting on sports? [Graph], Statista Survey, January 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/661809/attractions-of-sports-betting-for-us-consumers/