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Sportsbook hold $16.96B / $166.9B handled & avg bettor spend $3,284 (2025): American Gaming Association; RG.org · Day-trader profitability (~1% net of fees; ~90% of active traders unprofitable; active traders trail the index ~6.5%/yr): Barber, Lee, Liu & Odean, "The Cross-Section of Speculator Skill" & "Trading Is Hazardous to Your Wealth" · Retail crypto losses (~73–81% of investors lost money; average ~48% of funds; whales sold into retail buying at the top): Bank for International Settlements, "Crypto shocks and retail losses," BIS Bulletin No. 69 (2023) · Odometer is an annualized estimate of sportsbook hold plus fees, spreads & order flow brokers and exchanges pull from retail, counted from January 1.
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