The study was performed a month ago, and was held among thousand American adults, that had been selected at random. Participants of all ideologies, from liberal to conservative, and many different ethnic backgrounds were included in the survey, in order to create the broadest possible political spectrum.

The outcome of the study showed that male participants were two times more inclined to favor changes to the current laws with 29 percent in favor of them. Participants that considered themselves to be liberal ware also more in favor of changes to the current legislation with 27 percent, while conservative participants stayed behind with a mere 18 percent in favor of changes to the current system.

The outcome also showed that more than half of all participants are opposing to legalize sports betting in all states of the US. 45 percent of those in favor of changes, were males, while only 34 percent were females. Those to favor any changes to the current laws on gambling where mostly in the range of 18 to 29 years of age, 57 percent in that age group, were in favor of changes to the current legislation on gambling.

With 54 percent, the majority felt legalizing sports betting to be wrong, due to the emphasis it puts on gambling, which brings the risk of making sports susceptible to corruption, while 39 percent felt it should be legal, because people bet on sports regardless of the current laws, and therefore it should be taxable by the government.

Younger participants, and those that considered themselves to be liberal, were more inclined to that line of reasoning than their counterparts. Among that group a high percentage also admitted to joining in office pools as a means to bet on sports.

Another outcome of the study, is that 1 in 5 admitted that either they are a member of their household participated in betting pools. With a percentage of 17 for males, this group is 3 times more likely to engage in sports betting. Participants of the study between the age of 30 to 44, are most likely to engage in betting than any other age category, the survey was conducted on.

Posted on: March 31, 2010

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