Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 21, 2019
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March 21, 2019: American sports fans are poised to bet $8.5 billion on March Madness this spring. All told, 47 million Americans are expected to bet an average of $181 per person on the tournament.[1]
Eight states now offer legalized betting, and that number could grow to 39 within a few years. But the lack of legal betting has never stopped wagering on the outcome of the NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament.
This is the first tournament held since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could legalize and regulate sports betting.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- March 20, 2019 – 76.2 percent of U.S. businesses have no employees
- March 19, 2019 – 40 percent of Democrats say it’s not possible to like and respect a Trump supporter
- March 18, 2019 – 4.9 percent of working Americans have two or more jobs
- March 15, 2019 – 56,213 U.S. soldiers stationed in Japan
- March 14, 2019 – 1 Blockbuster Video store left in the world
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association v. NCAA
- Murphy v. NCAA
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