Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 8, 2024
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April 8, 2024: Americans will place bets totaling $2.7 billion on the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments this year, according to the American Gaming Association. That includes wagers on the results of the game as well as the performance of individual players. According to BetMGM, there have been 2.5 times as many bets placed on women’s basketball this year as there were last year.[1]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- April 5, 2024-41 governors have delivered State of the State addresses this year
- April 4, 2024-45% of voters say their local high schools do a good or excellent job teaching basic skills
- April 3, 2024-62% of voters believe that parents have too little control over their children’s education
- April 2, 2024-23% of voters say the U.S. should be bound by a United Nations imposed global tax on emissions
- April 1, 2024-23 elections for the House of Representatives will be truly competitive in November
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