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Gambling group estimates US will bet $1.8B on World Cup

A sports book employee waits for customers at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 6, 2022. Americans will bet $1.8 billion on soccer's World Cup this year, according to the casino industry's national trade group. The American Gaming Association estimated Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, that nearly three-quarters of those who bet plan to do so online, with a bookie or at a physical sportsbook. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

People make sports bets at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 6, 2022. Americans will bet $1.8 billion on soccer's World Cup this year, according to the casino industry's national trade group. The American Gaming Association estimated Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, that nearly three-quarters of those who bet plan to do so online, with a bookie or at a physical sportsbook. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

People make sports bets at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 6, 2022. Americans will bet $1.8 billion on soccer's World Cup this year, according to the casino industry's national trade group. The American Gaming Association estimated Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, that nearly three-quarters of those who bet plan to do so online, with a bookie or at a physical sportsbook, (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Gambling group estimates US will bet $1.8B on World Cup