Like a Caitlin Clark 3-pointer, betting on women’s sports is soaring

By WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Caitlin Clark has helped increase the popularity of women’s basketball, and the amount of money bet on it. The former Iowa star, who began her professional career Tuesday with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, is the subject of intense interest from gamblers. But sportsbooks say that interest will spill over into other women’s sports this year, particularly Olympic soccer and basketball. BetMGM says over 68% of bettors plunked money down on Clark to be the league’s most valuable player. Sportsbooks say three of Clark’s final college games were the most bet-on women’s sports events ever.