The Olympic Rings being placed in front of the Eiffel Tower in celebration of the French capital won the hosting right for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSportsbooks and daily fantasy operators are preparing for a Summer Olympics bump.
The gaming industry expects an increase in wagering from the previous Summer Games in Tokyo, particularly for sports like men's and women's basketball, soccer and tennis.
Even so, the expected rise in Olympics gambling underscores just how much the market has boomed in recent years.
The Tokyo Olympics came just a few years after the Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for legal betting across the U.S.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Rings, Eiffel, Getty, U.S, North America, Gambling.com, NFL, NBA, Citizens, Tokyo, American Gaming Association, NHL, Olympics, Winter, NBC, Basketball, Saitama Super, Los Angeles Times
Locations:
Paris, Tokyo, North, U.S, Beijing, Japan, USA, France