# Keeping event betting adults-only is Americans' most common stance

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/most-who-take-a-side-say-event-betting-should-be-adults-only/

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## Reading

No single view commands a majority, but adults-only legality comes closest: 42% of Americans say betting money on the outcome of everyday events, like political elections, should be legal only for adults, a March 2026 Verasight survey finds.

Another 21% say such betting should be completely illegal, and 14% say it should stay legal. Roughly one-in-five (22%) have no opinion.

## Topline

How would you finish this statement: Betting money, or investing in the possible outcome of everyday events (like political elections) should...

Keeping event betting adults-only is Americans' most common stance.

- Be legal only for adults: 42.4%
- I have no opinion: 21.9%
- Be completely illegal: 21.3%
- Stay legal: 14.4%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: Module 1: Technology, Finance, & Media
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-1-14](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-1-14)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-1-14](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-1-14)