The Super Bowl is the biggest sports event of they year in Las Vegas casinos and sports books. The estimated profits from wagering on the Super Bowl in state casinos was about 100 million dollars, not including illegal profits.
For thousands of football fans, visiting Las Vegas during the Super Bowl is an annual tradition. Many of them wait outside the casinos and bars hours before the game begin. During the game, loud cheers were heard all over the casinos, regardless to the fans and bettors favorites. Bettors who missed the bet still had other betting option on the game. For example, whether Troy Polamalu would catch a pass or whether the Steelers would cover the point spread.
Operator of one the biggest casino sports books in Vegas said he have seen some huge betting during the Super Bowl week, including bet of more than 10,000 dollars. Seattle was the underdog in the majority of the sports book, until Sunday afternoon. Hours before the game betting on the Seahawks became intensive.
