it still remains to be seen how much money americans gambled but, based on early estimates, the final figure is going to very big. the american gambling association predicted that roughly 8 billion dollars were wagered. almost double last's year record of a.3 billion dollars. the new record reflects the fact more people are gambling. there was a 35% bump in how many people said they planned to bet on this year's game, and one of the biggest reasons for that is the increase in mobile betting apps. over the last three years, more and more states have legalised gambling via your smartphone, and while most people only wager 10 dollars here and 20 dollars there, these relatively new apps are also receiving some massive figures. one businessman in texas who is known as mattress mack reportedly lost just shy of 10 million dollars last night, after he had predicted the bengals would win.