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Americans bet $3.1 billion on NCAA games in March, up $400 million.

A Deseret News/Hinckley Institute poll shows 40% see sports betting as neither good nor bad for sports.

Scandals and addiction concerns prompt calls for stricter sports betting regulations.

SALT LAKE CITY — Americans legally bet an estimated $3.1 billion on men's and women's NCAA tournament games this past March, up $400 million from the year before.

And while that's a big number, it's a fraction of the nearly $150 billion the American Gaming Association estimates people wagered in total on sports in 2024.

Super Bowl LIX this past February was the online sportsbook BetMGM's single-biggest betting event ever, according to the New York Post . DraftKings, another sportsb

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