Rise in sports betting on women’s college basketball

There has been increased interest is in this year’s Women’s NCAA Tournament.

US.- BetMGM says it has taken 2.5 times as many bets on women’s college basketball compared to last season, and Caesars Sportsbook told the Associated Press it has seen a 190 per cent increase in bets.

Matt Cosgriff, BetMGM’s director of trading, commented: “The growth year on year has been exponential [and] driven by prominent players, like Caitlin Clark, becoming household names and an increase in the number of televised women’s games”.

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