Portuguese Americans Seek Out Bookies This World Cup

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24 June, 2018

Portuguese Americans in particular will be seeking out bookies as their team is so far red hot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. For the US-based bookmakers, it is prudent to know where the largest concentration of Portuguese live, understanding also that there will be many Brazilian-Americans rooting for Portugal (after Brazil of course). This is true of all nationalities during any World Cup tournament. Indivuals with roots in Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe residing in the States may also have a certain kinship with Portugal.

From Wikipedia - Largest Portuguese-American concentrations:

USA by Ancestry : 1,367,476
USA by Country of Birth : 176,286

Top CSA's by Ancestry:

    Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA: 393,457
    New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA: 141,522
    San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA: 124,652
    Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA: 49,465
    Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Yuba City, CA-NV CSA: 40,972
    Modesto-Merced, CA CSA: 38,031
    Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA: 21,842
    Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT CSA: 21,599

Top CSA's by Country of Birth:

    Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH CSA: 68,875
    New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA: 47,964
    San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA: 10,570
    Modesto-Merced, CA CSA: 5,841
    Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT CSA: 3,873
    Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA: 3,493
    Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA: 3,153
    Springfield-Greenfield Town, MA CSA: 3,105

Top States by Country of Ancestry:

    California: 346,172
    Massachusetts: 296,449
    Rhode Island: 96,433
    New Jersey: 76,952
    Florida: 69,147
    New York: 50,657
    Connecticut: 49,167
    Hawaii: 48,634

Top States by Country of Birth:

    Massachusetts: 54,869
    New Jersey: 31,493
    California: 26,107
    Rhode Island: 16,384
    New York: 10,858
    Connecticut: 10,282
    Florida: 9,124
    Pennsylvania: 2,501

Keep in mind that, when using a Pay Per Head provider, reports can be generated on specific player betting activity. How many wagers are being placed on games or futures featuring Team Portugal.

Another helpful tip: Know the common last names of those with Portuguese ancestry.

These are the most common:

    Silva
    Santos
    Ferreira
    Pereira
    Oliveira
    Costa
    Rodrigues
    Martins
    Jesus
    Sousa
    Fernandes
    Gonçalves
    Gomes
    Lopes
    Marques
    Alves
    Almeida
    Ribeiro
    Pinto
    Carvalho