David McKee
David McKee began his career as copy editor for Casino Magazine and Casino Executive Magazine, in Minneapolis, moving to Las Vegas in 1999 to become Managing Editor at Casino Executive. He has held similar positions with Casino Journal, Global Gaming Business, the Las Vegas Business Press and Las Vegas Advisor. He is currently a daily contributor to LasVegasAdvisor.com, Editor in Chief of Casino Life Magazine and a correspondent for COMPLETE iGAMING. His work has garnered first-prize awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Nevada Press Association. David currently lives in Augusta, Georgia, with his wife Jennifer and their cat Cupid.
Articles written
Analyst: New Jersey trial a win-win for DraftKings, FanDuel
12 September 2025 at 11:44am UTC-4
Whatever the outcome of a trial in New Jersey, its result favors both DraftKings and FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment, Jefferies Equity Research analyst David Katz concluded ...
DraftKings boosted by in-play betting, analyst says
9 September 2025 at 5:08pm UTC-4
Jefferies Equity Research analyst David Katz perceived “strengthening trends around in-play betting,” or proposition bets, which he called a positive for DraftKings in ...
Lightning Link lifts Aristocrat online
5 September 2025 at 2:06pm UTC-4
Aristocrat Leisure’s Lightning Link social-casino game outperformed the sector by 11% in August. That news was reported by Jefferies Equity Research analyst Kai Erman in a 4 ...
New York State sports betting action for Fanatics spikes in August
4 September 2025 at 3:24pm UTC-4
Online sports betting operators in New York State won US$178.2 million in August, enjoying a 42.6% spike in their grosses from August 2024. Handle rose 42.4% to slightly more than ...
State regulators not ready for prediction markets, panelists say
4 September 2025 at 2:24pm UTC-4
Gaming regulators in US states are “ill-equipped” to handle any pivot by online sports betting firms into prediction markets. That was the conclusion of a panel convened by ...
Prediction markets ‘too good to pass up’ for OSB operators, J.P. Morgan analyst says
2 September 2025 at 2:41pm UTC-4
Prediction markets could be a viable alternative to online sports betting. That was the opinion of J.P. Morgan analyst Daniel Politzer in a 2 September investor note.
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Flutter’s move into prediction markets ‘predictable,’ Truist analyst says
21 August 2025 at 1:57pm UTC-4
After Flutter Entertainment’s announcement that it would enter the event-contract market, stock analysts were quick to react. Flutter disclosed that it was partnering with ...
New York sports betting spiked in July
8 August 2025 at 3:15pm UTC-4
Revenue from online sports betting in New York State shot up 10.9% in July, as handle rose 11%. Revenue was US$156 million from handle of US$1.4 billion. Hold was 11.1 ...
Flutter leadership celebrates second-quarter results
7 August 2025 at 8:47pm UTC-4
“I’m delighted to report a strong set of results for the quarter,” began Flutter Entertainment CEO Peter Jackson, kicking off Thursday's earnings call. “Our performance in ...
FanDuel parent Flutter posts more revenue, much less profit in second quarter
7 August 2025 at 8:35pm UTC-4
Boosted by nearly 16 million average monthly players (an 11% increase), FanDuel parent company Flutter Entertainment increased second-quarter revenue by 16% year-over-year, taking ...
