With the explosion of legal sports betting across the United States, you can find NFL lines to wager from coast to coast, across the Plains, and in dozens of states in between. The NFL has long been the passion of the country, and now legalized betting on professional football is bigger than ever.
That is also the case across the globe, where sports betting has long been legal, but now betting on American football has become one of the most popular sports in which to place wagers.
The Super Bowl has long been a worldwide favorite. The proposition bets, like the opening coin toss, who scores the first touchdown, and the color of the Gatorade that is dumped on the winning coach, have been popular in the United States for years. But they are now becoming fun and popular, and even lucrative bets, around the world.
But outside that one Sunday in February that is an all-day party celebrating the NFL’s championship game, American football Sundays are big betting days for international sportsbooks.
United Kingdom
Legal sports betting in the United Kingdom doesn’t differ much from what you experience in the United States. In fact many of the same sportsbooks that are operating legally in the U.S. are British-based companies that have been taking legal sports bets on the other side of the Atlantic for years.
When visiting Great Britain you’ll find that the same types of bets you love to play in America are available to wager, including the same point spreads, parlays, propositions, and in-play wagering. Just make sure you know that London is five time zones ahead of New York, so you don’t miss kick off.
You’ll need to visit a local sportsbook in the U.K. or download one of their many legal sports betting mobile apps, where you’ll find the same kind of bonus offers and new registration bonuses that you’re used to seeing in America.
Europe
If you find yourself traveling in Europe and looking to bet on the NFL, almost every country offers NFL betting lines. The sport is most popular in Germany, and the prevalence of betting in the country reflects this.
Italy, France, Spain, Poland, and Sweden and Norway also have thriving NFL fan bases, and sports betting in those countries make it easy for NFL bettors to place their wagers.
Africa
One of the least thought about sports betting markets is Africa. But as tourism to the African continent grows, and more and more countries become tourist hotspots for Americans and Europeans, the more we see Western entertainment options, like legal casinos and sports betting.
While soccer, basketball, and boxing are still king in the sports-crazed continent of Africa, the number of NFL players from Africa has increased NFL betting on the continent. And in countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana, it is easy to find sportsbooks offering NFL betting.
Asia
Legal sports betting is limited in Asia, but in places like the Philippines and India, it is big business. All sports are available to wager, including the NFL. Although in India, cricket is what drives the industry. But the NFL has been steadily growing in popularity, and so are its betting options.
Central and South America
Sports betting is legal in Mexico, Peru, Brazil, and Argentina. And because of an exclusive agreement by the NFL to make Betcris the league’s official betting partner in Latin America, if you are in a country that has sports betting, you will have access to NFL betting that is sanctioned by the league.
That means that the NFL betting in Central and South America is almost identical to what you find in the United States.