They say at least 8 billion dollars is wagered on the Super Bowl every year. Too bad most of it is illegal. With the ridiculous gambling laws in effect it makes a leisure activity seem shady and in fact wrong. The laws that are in place probably incite the exact opposite they are supposed stop.

By making it illegal, people go places they shouldn't and do things they wouldn't do just to place a bet on the biggest game of the year.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/02/super_bowl_bett.html