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Each year, the Super Bowl is widely recognized as the biggest single-day sports gambling event of the year in the United States. This year, the American Gaming Association projected a record-setting $1.76 billion would be legally wagered on Super Bowl LX.
That number does not include “prediction sites” like Kalshi, which processed over $1B in trades on the big game. Apparently, $24 million of those “trades” had to do with actor and noted New England Patriots fan Mark Wahlberg.
More than $24 million was traded on whether actor Mark Wahlberg would attend the Super Bowl on Kalshi. That’s more than was traded on the 31 other celebrities and politicians combined and five times more than was traded on President Trump, the second-highest.
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) February 10, 2026
David Purdum of ESPN reports that more than $24 million was traded on whether or not Mark Wahlberg would attend the Super Bowl in Santa Clara. That amount, he says, is more than the 31 other celebrities and politicians combined, including five times more than Donald Trump, who came in as the second-highest.
So, why were so many people predicting whether or not Mark Wahlberg would attend?
Ella Wahlberg Tied To Kalshi Scandal Involving Her Dad Mark
Ella Wahlberg, Mark’s oldest daughter, is a student at Clemson University and a member of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.
According to reports, the younger Wahlberg told someone at a Clemson fraternity that her father was going to attend the game and that he and his fraternity brothers shoud bet on it.
@theinternmason This story is wild. #nfl #superbowl #markwahlberg
However, Kalshi has still not resolved the wagers, and as of the latest update, the prediction was trading at 98 percent in favor of “No.”
That means that Kalshi may well have made out like bandits. Meanwhile, Ella took to TikTok to mock anyone who bet on her father’s attendance.
Just a friendly reminder, kids, if you’re going to gamble a whole lot of money, you should probably do so on the back of more than just a fraternity rumor.