the american gambling association estimates more than 20 million people will place a bet sometime over a half weeks. but there's not an estimate as to how much will be wagered. that total sum is still yet to be determined. i'm talking with folks here at the meadowlands about whether they have plans to place a bet on any olympic game in the coming weeks. i'm getting mixed results. watch this. >> there's going to be no people in the stands, the excitement is just not going to be there. >> basketball, expwaibl a little bit of soccer -- baseball and a little bit of soccer. >> reporter: that last gentleman was answering what he's going to bet on, and basketball was one of his answers. that is among the favorites according to the american gambling association, attracting the most attention from people that are going to wager on an olympic sport. like i said, the olympics are adding new sport categories, cheerleading, skateboarding, surfing, they're hoping to attract a newer, younger audience to watch the games. and is along with that is the hope that a younger audience might also be more int

gambling in florida. contessa brewer is here with a very special guest >> florida has 15 casinos that make a 7.5 billion economic impact on florida, according to the american gaming associationions at political efforts in florida to expand that state's opportunity for betting. currently a deal made by florida's governor allows the seminole tribe a near monopoly in the state, but allowing more licensees would benefit operators like penn national it offers off track wagering north of orlando las vegas sands has invested $17 million in a political committee to get initiatives on the state ballot asking voters to approve new casinos in their state draftkings and fan duel spent $10 million apiece which counted $62 million from these companies ahead of a july 1st deadline that would have lowered the amount of money permitted for companies to spend on citizen ballot initiatives joining us now, amy howell who has just been named interim ceo of fanduel congratulations. >> thank you so much it's great to be here. >> you're coming into the sports betting industry which is dominated by men for men what opportunities do you see both to expand leadership of women in this space and to appe