As leagues move towards embrace of gambling, 70% say they’re more likely to watch a game if they wager, but 61% say it will lead to cheating or fixed games. South Orange, NJ, November 30, 2018 — If you bet…
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Even in ‘Year of Women Running for Office,’ Americans Say Women Athletes Preferable to Politicians
South Orange, NJ, November 1, 2018 — Even in a year filled with stories of women running for elected office more than ever before, Americans prefer women athletes as role models over women politicians by substantial margins, according to a…
Roughly Half the Nation Feels Legalized Sports Betting Calls Integrity of Games into Question
South Orange, NJ, May 16, 2018 — Concern over the integrity of sports results has gone hand in hand with the question of legalized gambling over the years, and Monday’s Supreme Court ruling, which ended the federal ban on sports…
Baseball Games ‘Feel’ Faster with Limited Visits to the Mound (2 to1), But Length of Game, Drugs, Declining Interest, Big Market Advantage Are Still Problems for Baseball
South Orange, NJ, May 1, 2018 — By a 2-1 margin, and In the first measurement of “speed-up” rule changes initiated this year by Major League Baseball, 46% of Americans believe that these changes, especially limiting visits to the mound,…
Fifty-three Percent Say TV Revenue in NCAA Tournament Detracts from Academic Goals of a University
Two Years of College vs One? 41% Favor Raising the Age Limit for NBA Eligibility; Number who Say ‘Scholarship is Sufficient’ for Student-Athlete Compensation Trending Down South Orange, NJ, March 23, 2017 — A clear majority of the American public…
Cord Cutting Can Wait – 98 Percent Watched Super Bowl on TV; Public Says Brady ‘Best Ever’
South Orange, NJ, February 9, 2017 – An era of cord-cutting may loom in the future, but for now, traditional television viewing of the Super Bowl has a firm grasp on the American public. According to a Seton Hall Sports…
Sports Poll Podcast, with Rick Gentile and Seth Everett 11.21.16
Click below to hear or download a discussion on the findings of the most recent Seton Hall Sports Poll release– featuring veteran sportscaster and analyst Seth Everett with Rick Gentile, Director of the Sports Poll and 10 time Emmy Award…
Seton Hall Sports Poll Reveals Nation Sides with Obama’s Caution on Sons Playing Football vs. Trump’s Feeling that ‘Head on Tackles are Incredible to Watch’
Fans Who Say they Watch Less Football Cite National Anthem Protest as Principal Reason South Orange, NJ, November 17, 2016 — This week’s Seton Hall Sports Poll, asked Americans how they felt about the concussion/head injury issue in football. People…
Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds 33% Support for NCAA Decision to Pull Events from North Carolina; 28% Disagree
SETON HALL SPORTS POLL FINDS 33% SUPPORT FOR NCAA DECISION TO PULL EVENTS FROM NORTH CAROLINA; 28% DISAGREE South Orange, NJ, September 23, 2016 — By a margin of 33% – 28%, Americans support the NCAA decision to pull their…
Rick Gentile and Seth Everett Podcast on Sports Poll, Athlete Popularity
A Working Response To Stadium Terror
By Sean Lintott Working at a sports venue doesn’t seem like a dangerous job on the surface. I never entertained the idea that large sports venues like MetLife Stadium, where I intern, could be the target of a major terrorist…
Seton Hall Sports Poll November, 2015
73% OF AMERICANS SAY THEY ARE ‘CONCERNED ABOUT ATTENDING A SPORTING EVENT IN A LARGE VENUE’ IN WAKE OF PARIS ATTACKS South Orange, NJ, November 19, 2015 — 73% of Americans say they are either very or somewhat concerned about…
Public Divided on Whether Fantasy Sports Commercials Should Run During Televised Games; Governor Christie’s ‘Really?’ Comment on Debate May Have Rung True
South Orange, NJ, October 29, 2015 — Despite ongoing investigations by the Justice Department and the FBI into whether daily sports fantasy games are a form of gambling, the American public is divided on whether commercials for those sites should…
DFS, Advertising and the Potential Cost of a Messaging Narrative
Perhaps, as the International Business Times has noted, there’s an element of backlash against Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) from a public bombarded by its advertising: The New York Times reported that Fan Duel and Draft Kings spent “more than $27…
College Hoops: A Dissatisfied Public on Many Issues
As NCAA college basketball heads for the Final Four, the overall public voiced discontent over a number of issues related to the sport. 57% felt the proposal by Education Secretary Arne Duncan – that a 40% graduation rate be imposed…