Nevada sportsbooks took in $133.8m in bets on Super Bowl LX
It was a mixed bag of results from North America’s leading betting markets for the Super Bowl, with Nevada taking its lowest handle ever, Pennsylvanian betting levels 41.6 per cent down, whilst New Jersey’s betting increased.
Nevada sportsbooks took in $133.8m in bets on Super Bowl LX, the lowest handle the state has recorded for the big game in at least 10 years, according to figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Nevada’s Super Bowl handle has now declined in three of the last four years, with only a modest bump in 2023 breaking the pattern.
The 186 licensed sportsbooks across the state posted a collective win of $9.89m on the game, which saw the favored Seattle Seahawks defeat the New England Patriots, 29-13. That translates to a 7.4 per cent hold percentage, a result that lands right in the middle of the pack historically.
This year’s handle represents an 11.7 per cent decline from last year’s $151.6m and a 29.6 per cent drop from the 2024 mark of $190m, when Kansas City and San Francisco went to overtime.
From a profitability standpoint, the books did fine. The 7.4 per cent hold was well above the razor-thin 0.7 per cent margin in 2018, when the Philadelphia Eagles upset the Patriots in a high-scoring game that went the bettors’ way. It was also a step up from the 2.8 per cent hold in 2023. But it fell well short of last year’s 14.6 per cent, when the Eagles’ blowout win over Kansas City produced the most lopsided Super Bowl result for sportsbooks in recent memory.
Preliminary wagering statistics reported by Atlantic City casinos, New Jersey equine racetracks, and online sports wagering mobile applications show that wagering on this year’s Super Bowl totaled approximately $126.5m, with a projected sports wagering payout to winning customers of $87.8m.
The actual hold percentage, or the portion of money gambled that the casino retains, was 31.6 per cent for 2026 compared to 14.9 per cent last year. Operator revenues were $38.7m in 2026 compared to $25.2m in 2025.
These revenue figures include New Jersey’s 11 retail sports books and 14 sports wagering mobile applications.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that preliminary figures show $59,275,463 was wagered in the Commonwealth on this past weekend’s Seattle Seahawks/New England Patriots Super Bowl through retail and online sportsbooks. That was a 41.6 per cent decrease over wagers placed in Pennsylvania for the Super Bowl achieved last year when the Eagles and Chiefs faced off.
At the same time, revenue generated was significantly higher at $18,143,469 over last year when patrons overwhelmingly placed winning wagers and created negative revenue of $6,532,147.
Patrons could choose to place Super Bowl wagers in Pennsylvania at 17 retail locations and through 11 online wagering sites. Figures show that 90.6 per cent of the money wagered was through online sites.
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