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Sports bettors can be a very demanding group. Spend any time with them, and between telling stories of hitting a $10,000 exacta or winning a Super Bowl bet, you’ll get an earful of what’s wrong with any race and sports book in Las Vegas.
Leroy’s Race and Sports Book spent 34 years evolving into one of the truly innovative local gaming companies. The bookmaker behind the company is Vic J. Salerno, who never regretted giving up his dental practice and a view of the harbor in Marina del Ray, Calif., to move to Las Vegas, and marry Leroy Merillat’s daughter, Judy.
There was a time when Greg Devitt of California had to wake up at 3:30 a.m. just to secure a seat in the Caesars Palace sports book to watch the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
Cantor Gaming on Tuesday debuted its latest race and sports book at The Venetian. The sports book features a 100-foot-long, high-definition 4-millimeter black video screen, one of the world’s largest. The 10,000-square-foot space includes surround sound, marble flooring, and 118 carrels, the most of any Cantor sports book.
The business concept is simple and unique — provide a delivery service for local residents tired of driving to California and Arizona for lottery tickets.
LAS VEGAS — An online poker company facing severe legal troubles says it has made a deal with the Department of Justice toward repaying deposits from players.
Frank Mercadante Jr. likes to wager on college football; it doesn’t really matter who is playing. He’ll bet $20 or $30 on a regular-season game, sometimes he’ll place $50 on the outcome of Bowl Championship Series bowl game.
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