PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregonians placed more than 456,000 bets through the Oregon Lottery's DraftKings Sportsbook during Sunday's Super Bowl, setting a new record for any single sports event. The wagers totaled $8.26 million, with the average bet amounting of $18.11.
"This Super Bowl generated more than $2.8 million in revenue for Oregon, the most for a single sports event since we launched sports betting," said Kerry Hemphill, Oregon Lottery sports betting products manager. "Prop bets performed strong, and the Eagles' overwhelming win was unexpected."
Players had over 1,100 prop bets to choose from, including predictions on who would be named MVP and which team would score the first touchdown. Among the prop bets, 9,375 bets were placed on the coin toss, with 5,120 winning the wager for the Chiefs to win the toss. Out of 8,979 bets, 981 correctly picked the Gatorade color as yellow.
The biggest win of the day came from a player in Eugene, who placed a $25 bet on a 13-leg multi-sport parlay, culminating with the Eagles at -6.5 points. This wager resulted in a $49,370 win.
Oregon saw nearly a 9% increase in the number of unique, active players placing wagers on the gaming platform compared to last year.
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