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.
it was the largest mobile sports bet ever placed. joining me now for more isjournalist and author adam chandler, who recently wrote a piece in the atlantic about the rise of mobile phone sports betting. lovely to have you with us. this is a whole new ball game, if you ll excuse the pun. the law has changed and it sounds like so did the way you watch football. talk me through how you have felt sucked in perhaps by also this mobile betting that sony people took part in last night as well? it sony people took part in last night as well? . sony people took part in last night as well? , ., sony people took part in last night aswell? , ., as well? it is safe to say i ve become as well? it is safe to say i ve become a as well? it is safe to say i ve become a little as well? it is safe to say i ve become a little bit as well? it is safe to say i ve become a little bit of - as well? it is safe to say i ve become a little bit of a i as well? it is safe to say i ve i become a little bit
go so far as to categorize his position on same-sex marriage as one that was in the process of evolving. whether gays and lesbians should be able to get married, i ve spoken about this recently, as i ve said. my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. you ve said your position is evolving. you said you re struggling with it. what more do you need to know? well, you know, i probably won t make news right now, george, but i think there s no doubt that as i see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how i think about these issues. again, what i know is what his position was during the campaign and what it is now. you know, he s been very clear about it, he was very clear in the campaign, he s very clear about the fact that his position that it s evolving. the president said that he was evolving. in explaining that process of evolving today, the president said he has always been adamant t
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marriage have long pressed for the president to say just those words. but for the past two years, he and the white house would only go so far as to categorize his position on same-sex marriage as one that was in the process of evolving. whether gays and lesbians should be able to get married, i ve spoken about this recently, as i ve said. my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. you ve said your position is evolving. you said you re struggling with it. what more do you need to know? well, you know, i probably won t make news right now, george, but i think there s no doubt that as i see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how i think about these issues. again, what i know is what his position was during the campaign and what it is now. you know, he s been very clear about it, he was very clear in the campaign, he s very clear about the fact that his position that it s evolving. the