Seventy-five percent of Americans plan to watch Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, according to a new national survey of United States residents released today (Feb. 6) by the Siena College Research Institute and St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication. Fifty-three percent say the game is an important part of […] Read more »
St. Bonaventure/Siena Research survey reveals 70% of Americans are sports fans, 21% avid; football clearly king
Seventy percent of Americans say they are sports fans, according to a new national survey of more than 3,200 United States residents released today by the Siena College Research Institute and St. Bonaventure University’s Jandoli School of Communication. Twenty-one percent of Americans are “Avid” fans who watch sports, sports news, […] Read more »
Betting on sports betting growth
The Super Bowl is just over a week away, where the Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in what is usually the biggest night in football every year. The Super Bowl is also one of the biggest money-making nights of the year for sports – between TV ads, […] Read more »
Sports gambling growth driven by small group of highly engaged sports fans
In the past few years, legal sports betting has exploded as an industry in certain states. Now, a new Ipsos poll finds that the industry’s growth is on the back of a very small group of Americans. Fewer than one in ten report placing official bets in the past year. […] Read more »
California: Both sports wagering initiatives trail, while Newsom maintains a comfortable lead
The latest Berkeley IGS Poll of Californians considered likely to vote in the November general election finds the two sports wagering initiatives, Propositions 26 and 27, trailing by significant margins six weeks before the election. The poll finds Proposition 27, the initiative to allow online sports wagering, trailing two-to-one (53% […] Read more »
The public’s opinion on religion in sports
More people approve than disapprove of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow a high school football coach to pray on the field. More than 6 in 10 think a coach leading a team in prayer, a player leading a team in prayer, or a coach praying on the field […] Read more »