Says a professional sports bettor: “If somebody thinks something’s unlucky, I don’t ridicule that. If things are going good, keep whatever you’re doing the same way.”
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Former UNLV quarterback and ESPN anchor Kenny Mayne has returned to his Las Vegas roots in a roundabout way as a content contributor and brand ambassador for Caesars Sportsbook.
Colorado has the NHL’s highest season point total at the Westgate SuperBook with 110½. The Golden Knights have the second-highest total at 107½.
Nick Bogdanovich has been fired four months after Caesars Entertainment completed its $4 billion acquisition of William Hill and named Bogdanovich its vice president of trading.
Circa Sports had 2,232 entries Monday in the Circa Million III and 1,883 entries in Circa Survivor. Registration ends at 2 p.m. Sept. 11 for each contest.
The downtown sportsbook is putting up an unprecedented $10 million in guaranteed prize money for its two $1,000-entry NFL handicapping contests.
Station Casinos has launched a new STN Sports mobile betting app with an expanded menu and better prices for bettors under new sportsbook vice president Jason McCormick.
The $1,000 entry Circa Survivor will feature a $6 million guaranteed payout and the $1,000 entry Circa Millions III will feature $4 million in guaranteed payouts.
Art Manteris, who spent 43 years in the sports betting industry, including the past 20 at Station Casinos, originally planned to pursue a career in Hollywood.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled in favor of the Westgate sportsbook in a dispute with VSiN host Gill Alexander over a bet on the 2020 French Open.
The state’s sportsbooks won $12.6 million on $136.1 million in wagers on Super Bowl LV, according to figures released Tuesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.