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2026 World Cup: USA Win Over AUS 'Good For America' But 'Bad For Books'

Sportsbooks in Las Vegas and across the nation reported extremely lopsided action on the USA vs. Australia odds on Friday. And it wasn’t the Socceroos taking all those tickets and dollars. As expected, the public betting masses were all over America, and the public got paid in a 2-0 victory. "The betting activity on USA vs. Australia suggests that World Cup fever is well and truly building in the U.S.," Caesars Sports head of soccer trading Mark Bickerdike said. "This match generated the highest number of wagers we’ve ever seen on a single soccer game." Bickerdike and a couple of his bookmakin...