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Sports Gambling - If You Don't Know, Now You Know I The Daily Show - YouTube
Channel: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
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This weekend is Super Bowl LIV.
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It's basically a J.Lo concert
with concussions.
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-(laughter)
-And other than the game
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and the commercials,
one of the biggest aspects
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of the Super Bowl
has always been gambling.
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In fact, this Sunday's game
will shatter the record
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for the most bets
on a Super Bowl in history.
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But why?
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Well, let's find out
in another installment
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of If You Don't Know,
Now You Know.
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-♪ ♪
-(cheering, applause)
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The Super Bowl has always been
the biggest day of the year
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for sports betting.
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Same way Saint Patrick's Day
has always been
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the biggest day of the year
for street vomiting.
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This year, an estimated
26 million Americans
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will wager $6.8 billion,
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and one of the reasons
it's such a big day for betting
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is because you can bet
on anything.
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NEWSMAN: If it happens
at the Super Bowl,
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you can probably bet on it--
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coin toss, the length
of the National Anthem,
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even the color of Gatorade
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that's dumped
on the winning coach.
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Will any player be arrested
in Miami after the game?
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Other prop bets: How many times
President Trump tweets
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during the game.
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Will Shakira and J.Lo twerk
during the halftime show?
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Jennifer Lopez-- whether or not
she's gonna show butt cleavage.
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Yes. For Super Bowl LIV,
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you can even bet
on J.Lo's butt cleavage.
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And let's be clear.
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There's definitely gonna be
butt cleavage,
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but it's probably gonna happen
during a tackle.
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But it is true.
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You can bet on anything
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that has anything to do
with the Super Bowl.
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Even the length
of the national anthem,
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which is great news
for Demi Lovato
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'cause she's singing.
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So she can bet money
on the length of the anthem
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and then just be like...
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♪ And the home ♪
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♪ Of the brave... ♪
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(holding note)
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"Brave. Brave, brave. Brave."
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(cheering and applause)
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So...
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The Super Bowl
is always a big betting day,
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but this year,
thanks to some new laws,
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it'll be even easier
to lose your life savings.
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In 2020, sin is in.
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Sports betting
is now authorized
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in 20 states
plus Washington, D.C.
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NEWSMAN: Since the Supreme Court
cleared the way
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for sports betting
in the states
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other than in Nevada,
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a growing number of states
have legalized sports gambling.
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NEWSWOMAN: Sports betting
revenue expected to go
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from $2.5 billion this year
to nearly $19 billion
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-in 2023. -NEWSMAN 2: Wow,
I didn't see that.
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NEWSWOMAN 2:
The case came from New Jersey,
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a state that fought for years
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to legalize sports bets.
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NEWSWOMAN 3: And New Jersey
is already poised
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to overtake Nevada
as the biggest state
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for sports betting in the U.S.
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Yeah. Thanks to New Jersey,
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gambling on sports
can now be legal in any state.
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And now that it's legal,
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sports betting is basically
New Jersey's new pastime,
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which means
we need to bid farewell
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to Jersey's old pastime,
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eating loose salami
on a disgusting beach.
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Now, what's interesting
is although Jersey
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may become bigger than Vegas
for sports gambling,
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unlike Vegas,
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not many people are planning
to spend the weekend.
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To place bets, some sports fans
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are making super quick trips
to New Jersey.
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Sometimes New Yorkers
visit there
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for only just a matter
of minutes
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before they go back home.
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NEWSMAN:
Look what happens in New York.
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You open the betting app,
and you try,
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and the app knows
you are not in New Jersey.
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"We are unable
to place your wagers."
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It's just a five-minute ride
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just to come back on the train
and go back over.
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NEWSMAN: Bets are made
in New Jersey parking lots,
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service stations
and train platforms.
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Others take PATH trains,
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finding this
to be the fastest way
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to bet and bolt.
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(laughing):
Okay.
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Okay, I'm sorry. This...
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This is hilarious.
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So, New Yorkers are going
to New Jersey to place a bet,
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but they want to get out
as soon as they're done.
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It's almost like they're worried
that if they stay for too long,
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they're gonna turn into Jersey,
you know?
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It's like,
"Come on, guys. Place the bets.
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"We got to get out of here
before we turn into...
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"Oh, goddamn it,
it's already happening.
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Oh, it's happening.
You want to hit the gym?"
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(laughter)
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So, basically,
what's happening now
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is Jersey is the new Vegas,
except their motto is,
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"Whatever happens in Jersey
don't stay in Jersey."
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(laughter)
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Now, what's interesting about
the world of sports betting
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is that before it was legal,
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TV networks and sports leagues,
they thought that betting
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was the most disgusting thing
that could happen to sports.
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But now that they've learned
how much money
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they can make off of it, they're
all in.
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NEWSWOMAN: The NCAA
and professional sports leagues
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had long opposed
sports betting,
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saying it could hurt
the integrity of the game.
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NEWSMAN: But as soon
as the Supreme Court
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freed states to legalize
sports betting last May,
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the pro leagues
immediately reversed course.
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Within months of the ruling,
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the NBA, Major League Baseball
and the National Hockey League
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all made deals with MGM,
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and the NFL partnered up
with Caesars Palace.
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NEWSMAN 2: NBA and NHL
team owner Ted Leonsis says
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his Capital One Arena will
soon have its own sports book.
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Someone comes to you
in your seat and is asking,
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"Do you want a soda?
Do you want a hot dog?"
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My belief is that people will be
coming to your seat and saying,
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"Do you want to bet
on the next period,
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the next half?"
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That's right. The leagues
have embraced betting so much
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that someday soon,
you'll have ushers
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coming up to you
while you're watching a game.
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They'll come up to you
and ask you to place a bet.
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That's big. Because before that,
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the only kind of gambling
they offered at a game
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was whether the hot dogs
would give you diarrhea.
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But it is easy. It is easy
to see how betting at the games
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could make things
a little awkward
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for some of the fans, you know?
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'Cause you'd just be there
like... (whoops)
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"Go, Knicks!
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$500 on the Celtics, please."
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(laughter and applause)
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So, now...
(laughs)
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You don't want to lose
your money.
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-Come on, people.
-(cheering and applause)
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You can support a team
and keep your money.
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So, now,
thanks to the Supreme Court
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and New Jersey lobbying efforts,
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sports betting is poised
to become bigger and bigger.
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States are embracing it.
Leagues are embracing it.
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It's spreading everywhere.
And nobody knows
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where it could go in the future,
you know?
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Maybe someday,
movies like Uncut Gems
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will start to look
something like this.
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♪ ♪
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-How you doing, Howard?
-Hey.
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-Looking good, Howard. -That's
what I told your mom last night.
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(laughs)
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KOSTA:
I made a crazy risk.
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A gamble.
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But it's about to pay off.
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I want to put 40 Gs
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on a six-way parlay
in today's game.
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We're just playing horse,
mister.
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Why would you bet on that?
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This is me!
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This is how I win!
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MAN: What crazy thing
did you bet on now, Howard?
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KOSTA: This kid is automatic
from here. He never misses.
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He never misses!
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Where's my (bleep) money,
Howard?
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Let me go double or nothing on
a big hopscotch game tomorrow.
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You know I'm good for it!
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All right.
But here's a little taste
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of what's gonna happen
if you lose.
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(grunting)
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(bleep)
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Aw, you (bleep).
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(kids chattering)
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MAN: Hopscotch?
You bet on hopscotch?
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The hell is wrong with you,
Howard?
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KOSTA: Don't touch the line!
Don't touch the line!
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(in slow motion):
Don't touch the line!
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How hard is it to jump
into a goddamn box?
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MAN:
Where's my money, Howard?
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WOMAN:
Give me my money, Howard.
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-MAN 2: Where's my money?
-MAN 3: Pay what you owe.
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You've got a gambling problem,
Howard.
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50 bucks says I don't.
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