There are wild estimates about how much "illegal" gambling is done when Super Bowl Sunday comes around each year. There are reports of anywhere from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars wagered outside of Las Vegas.
The general rule used by the experts is that illegal gambling totals 40x the amount of legal gambling on major sporting events.
That would mean a Vegas reported handle of $100 million would equate to $4 billion wagered illegally. Take that for what you will, there's not really any evidence to support it, but it makes a good headline.
What we do know is how much Las Vegas sportsbooks take in and profit each season on the game and have that information listed in the table below. Take a look at our handy infographic below for a visualization of the numbers.
The handle is simply how much money gets bet on the game, while the hold is the percentage of winnings (or losses) the books have taken on each game.
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For this week's episode, Jack Jones and Brandon Lee will be discussing the Super Bowl odds, plus giving out a free NFL pick for Wild Card weekend. Jack and Brandon finished the 2015-16 football season 36-26-4 on their podcast picks!
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For this week's episode, Jack Jones and Brandon Lee give their free picks for the final week of the college bowl season, plus their free NFL picks for Week 17. Free podcast picks (Jack & Brandon combined) sit at 36-23-3 for the 2015 football season!
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For this week's episode, Jack Jones and Brandon Lee give their free picks for the second week of the college bowl season, plus their free NFL picks for Week 16. Free podcast picks (Jack & Brandon combined) sit at 33-22-3 for the 2015 football season!
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For this week's episode, Jack Jones and Brandon Lee give their free picks for the first week of the college bowl season, plus their free NFL picks for Week 15. Free podcast picks (Jack & Brandon combined) sit at 29-22-3 for the 2015 football season!
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With college football taking a breather for the upcoming bowl season, in this week's podcast, Jack Jones and Brandon Lee turn their focus to the NFL with a couple of free picks for Week 14 action! Free podcast picks (Jack & Brandon combined) sit at 28-21-3 for the 2015 football season!
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It's Championship Week in college football! In this week's podcast, expert handicappers Jack Jones and Brandon Lee give out their top free picks in college football and the NFL - including their favorite NFL teasers for the week! Free podcast picks (Jack & Brandon combined) sit at 26-19-3 for the 2015 football season!
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Happy Thanksgiving! In this week's episode, expert handicappers Jack Jones and Brandon Lee once again give you their top free picks in college football and the NFL - including their favorite NFL teasers for this week! Free podcast picks (Jack & Brandon combined) sit at 23-18-3 for the 2015 football season!
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In this week's episode, expert handicappers Jack Jones and Brandon Lee give your their free Week 11 NFL and free Week 12 college football picks, plus their top NFL teasers of the week as an added bonus! Free podcast picks (Jack & Brandon combined) sit at 20-17-3 for the 2015 football season!
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In this week's episode, expert handicappers Jack Jones and Brandon Lee talk a little college football playoff rankings and give out free picks against the spread in the NFL and college football, plus their top NFL teasers of the week! Free podcast picks (Jack & Brandon combined) sit at 18-15-3 for the 2015 football season!
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