U.S. sentiment around sports wagering

Even before the latest controversy, more Americans were seeing legal sports betting as bad for society, across demographic groups, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

% who say the fact that betting on sports is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society

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Note: Analysis based on findings from a survey of 9,916 U.S. adults who are part of the Pew Center’s American Trends Panel, conducted from July 8 to Aug. 3, 2025. Overall margin of error is plus or minus 1.3 percentage points.

Source: Pew Research Center