Nevada gambling officials released on Tuesday information regarding the scope of gambling on Sunday's Super Bowl.
According to the figures, bettors wagered $93.1 million on the game between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts. Nevada's sports books grossed $12.9 million, the second best revenue ever, and increased their winning percentage to 13.9 from last year's 9.3. In 2006, bettors wagered $94.5 million.
One of Northern Nevada's biggest hotel casino sports books started Super Bowl Sunday by losing $90,000 on one game play when Chicago Bears' Devin Hester ran the opening kickoff back 92 yards for a touchdown.
Normally, sports books get a lot of early betting on the favorite team, with money on the underdog coming in near or on Super Bowl Sunday. This year it was the other way around as gamblers bet the underdog Bears early and the favorite Colts late.
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