March Madness brings $317 million in state wagers

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If you placed a sports bet during March Madness in Indiana, you helped make the state have its second-best month ever for sports gambling.

Nearly $317 million in wagers were made in the state last month.

“Which is the highest non-football month that Indiana has ever had,” said Jessica Welman with PlayIndiana.com.

“NFL will always be the betting cash cow, but Indiana loves their basketball and we saw that happening.”

The $316.7 million in wagers in March was up from the $273.9 million in February.

It’s the second-most money the state has seen in wagers, only behind this January’s $348.2 million.