The Analyst is an experienced gaming industry executive who offers insight each week on events and issues affecting the industry. Contact The Analyst at [email protected]
The Analyst | Last week’s release of May’s gaming results showed another billion-dollar month for Nevada’s gaming revenue. It was led by the usual big three categories – Slots, followed by Baccarat, trailed by Blackjack.
The Analyst | As jurisdictions on the east coast of the United States embrace and welcome full on sports wagering it will only be a function of time before the national and international gaming operators wake up and realize, they will need their people on the east coast.
The Analyst | Many a decade ago when things were a bit less ridged, one of the customers of the casino I was associated with happened to own a professional sports team. He also loved betting on his own team, but because of image and reputation he always did it discretely.
The Analyst | As sport betting fever continues to roll through the country regulators and enforcement agents are starting to question what they need to do to audit and monitor sports betting operations.
The Analyst | One of the favored bets by those of us who treat sports betting as if it were stock trading, is the futures bet. While as a standalone bet a sports futures wager is generally a sucker bet with the books generally targeting a comparably high hold (win) percentage.