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Super Bowl is the most important sports event in United States being considered for many a true national holiday. Many times the Super Bowl was the most watched TV program of the year and as of betting activity is the sport event that creates the most intensive sports betting frenzy as the day of the big game arrives.
With an average of more than 100 million viewers, Super Bowl remains the second most watched annual sport event worldwide after the UEFA Champions League final that keeps its supremacy as the most important annual sportive event in the world.
The first Super Bowl was played in 1967 at the end of the regular season of 1966. At that time In United States there were two rival leagues: National Football League and American Football League. The two leagues made an agreement that at the end of the season the two champions to play a final game to decide the champion. The first Super Bowl was won by Green Bay Packers who defeated the AFL Kansas City Chiefs. Vince Lombardi was the coach of Green Bay Packers when they won the first Super Bowl and when he died in 1970 the Super Bowl trophy was named Vince Lombardi trophy in his honor. The Pittsburgh Steelers hold the record for the most upper Bowl trophies won with six titles. Other two teams, Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, follow with five trophies each. Due to the great interest for the Super Bowl match, all major bookmakers whether they are available online over the internet or in land based locations, have special promotional offers prior to the game. Different bonuses offers, special odds and themed prizes reward the bettors that place bets for this major sport event. The Super Bowl that currently is played on the first Sunday of February is the most attractive sportive event of the year for all those taking part: teams, televisions, bookmakers, celebrities and companies that buy and create commercials especially for this unique event. |