{"id":1585361,"date":"2024-06-21T12:26:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T16:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1585361"},"modified":"2024-06-21T12:28:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T16:28:30","slug":"new-mexico-tops-list-of-states-with-most-female-sports-bettors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/new-mexico-tops-list-of-states-with-most-female-sports-bettors\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico Tops List of States With Most Female Sports Bettors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Mexico has the highest percentage of female sports bettors in the U.S., according to a recent survey by Play NJ. While only 12% of women in the U.S. engage in <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/betting-sites\/\">sports betting<\/a> on a monthly basis, a staggering 35% of New Mexican women gamble at least once a month.<\/p>\n<h2>Female bettors in New Mexico could be placing wagers at retail sportsbooks since online is illegal<\/h2>\n<p>Since New Mexico has yet to legalize online sports betting, this means a third of the female population betting on sports is placing the wagers in person at one of the top 23 land-based casinos.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Land of Enchantment\u00a0is the only state where more than a third of all women are engaging in sports betting, Iowa (32%) and Virginia (29%) are still in the top three. Four other states surpass the 20% mark: Tennessee (27%), New York (26%), Arkansas (22%), and Connecticut (20%).<\/p>\n<p>On average, American women spend 4% of their take-home income on sports betting.<\/p>\n<p>However, New Mexico is not in the top five for states with the highest percentage of take-home pay used for betting. Delaware tops the list at 20%, followed by Massachusetts (18%), Michigan (17%), Mississippi (15%), and Connecticut (13%).<\/p>\n<h2>Men's football is the most wagered-on sport among female bettors<\/h2>\n<p>Additionally, New York passes the national average of female bettors by 14%. The Empire State also ranked ninth overall for the highest percentage of income women use for sports betting, at 6%.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Play NJ's survey of 2,000 American women, the most frequently bet-on sports include <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/betting-sites\/nfl\/\">men's football<\/a> (24%), <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/betting-sites\/nba\/\">men's basketball<\/a> (19%), women's basketball (11%), <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/betting-sites\/soccer\/\">women's soccer<\/a> (9%), and men's baseball (4%).<\/p>\n<p>In the survey, 51% of women said friends or family influenced them to wager, followed by 15% from social media influence, 15% from promotions by betting platforms, 14% from someone they were dating, and 4% from excitement of following stars like Caitlin Clark.<\/p>\n<p>According to NJ's survey, 38% of participating female respondents said sports betting is becoming more popular among female bettors. Online availability through mobile apps, live streams, and betting sites has made wagering easily accessible.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Mexico has the highest percentage of female sports bettors in the U.S., according to a recent survey by Play NJ. While only 12% of women in the U.S. engage in sports betting on a monthly basis, a staggering 35% of New Mexican women gamble at least once a month. 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