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Maryland Among States Most Excited for Paris Olympics
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics is getting closer and it’s fair to say that interest in the games this year has reached a national crescendo. Chances for more sports betting in Maryland add to that hoopla.
Bethesda, Maryland, native and swimming star Katie Ledecky is front and center at this year’s Games, so it’s likely no surprise the Old Line State is among the most excited locales in America for the Paris Games. Here is a list of states that are most excited, with an explanation below.
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States Most Excited For 2024 Olympics
Rank | State | Search Interest Score |
1 | Colorado | 89 |
2 | Iowa | 85 |
3 | Utah | 82 |
4 | Virginia | 77 |
5 | Maryland | 76 |
6 | Vermont | 75 |
T7 | Minnesota | 74 |
T7 | Delaware | 74 |
9 | Maine | 73 |
10 | Nebraska | 72 |
International Olympics Day is celebrated on June 23, commemorating the founding of the International Olympic Committee and the start of the modern Olympic Games. BetMaryland.com, where you’ll find the top Maryland sportsbook promos, wanted to see which states were most excited to cheer on Team USA during the Paris Olympics this summer. Using Google Trends, we found and ranked the top 10 states most excited for the “2024 Olympics,” based on search interest score compared to other topics.
The search was done June 3-10, 2024. The search term was “2024 Olympics.”
Maryland Interested In 2024 Summer Olympics
Thanks in large part to Ledecky’s dominance in the last three Summer Games, Maryland’s search interest score of 76 finished fifth nationally. That’s sandwiched between the state’s neighbor to the south, Virginia (77 search interest score) and Vermont (75). See our Katie Ledecky 2024 Olympics odds to track the champion swimmer’s progress.
Nationally, Colorado (89 search interest score), Iowa (85) and Utah (82) finished with the highest totals for Olympics search interest, according to our research. The U.S. Olympic Committee is headquartered in Colorado Springs.
Rounding out the top 10 nationally were Vermont, Minnesota and Delaware (74 search interest score each), Maine (73) and Nebraska (72).
When the Summer Olympics kick off in earnest on July 26, you can rest assured that Marylanders from the Appalachia east towards the shores of the Atlantic will tune in. The home of Maryland sports betting apps has an outsized interest in this year’s Games, at least based on search engine interest scores.
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