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
NFL, Genius renew association through 2030
11 June 2025 at 4:15pm UTC-4
The National Football League has renewed its association with Genius Sports through the end of the decade. The British-based company will disseminate NFL data to sports betting ...
FanDuel user fee not likely to spread past Illinois, Jefferies analyst says
10 June 2025 at 1:42pm UTC-4
Flutter Entertainment has announced it will levy a US$0.50 surcharge, or “transaction fee,” on all bets placed online in the state of Illinois, pursuant to state's institution ...
New York State OSB revenue outpaces handle
9 June 2025 at 4:18am UTC-4
Online sports betting revenues of US$249 million in May represented a 22.4% surge in New York State winnings.
The increase was driven in part by 11.3% hold, compared to 10.3 ...
Illinois tax increase surprises analysts
2 June 2025 at 12:43pm UTC-4
Wall Street analysts were taken aback by an 11th-hour Illinois budget measure that added handle taxes to those levied on sports book revenue. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has indicated that ...
Century Casinos inks BetMGM pact
27 May 2025 at 10:49am UTC-4
Century Casinos announced on 27 May that it had signed a deal with BetMGM to be its online and retail sports betting provider in Missouri. Sports wagering in the Show-Me State ...
New York sports betting win nudges upward
12 May 2025 at 2:22pm UTC-4
Revenue from New York online sports betting rose 4.8% in April, boosted by a 9.6% in handle. Sportsbooks held 8.9%.
An 18% plummet in walk-up sports wagering led to a loss of ...
Flutter surmounts disappointing March Madness, NBA results
8 May 2025 at 1:31pm UTC-4
“I’ve continued to be really pleased,” Flutter Entertainment CEO Peter Jackson said at the start of a 7 May first-quarter earnings call. He said he was unfazed by economic ...
Flutter swings from loss to profit
8 May 2025 at 5:21am UTC-4
FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment has reported a profit of US$335 million in the first quarter of 2025. This reversed a US$117 million loss a year earlier.
The company ...
Rush Street Interactive surmounts adverse sporting results
1 May 2025 at 11:31am UTC-4
Despite the adversity posed by March Madness results and the Super Bowl, Rush Street Interactive posted almost uniformly improved numbers in its first-quarter-earnings call ...
Rush Street Interactive earnings, profit grow in first quarter
1 May 2025 at 8:24am UTC-4
Double-digit increases in revenue, profit and cash flow were posted by Rush Street Interactive late on April 30.
Revenue grew 21%, hitting US$262.4 million while red ink of US ...
BetMGM first-quarter profit tops expectations and guidance
28 April 2025 at 1:47pm UTC-4
BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt and CFO Gary Deutsch fielded analyst questions April 28 in a brisk half-hour earnings call recapping the first quarter. The company exceeded Wall Street ...
March Madness lifts DraftKings past FanDuel in New York
12 April 2025 at 2:01pm UTC-4
DraftKings overtook FanDuel for revenue for the first time in 15 months, as New York state sports betting operators reported March revenues. FanDuel’s winnings fell 18.6%, while ...
Analyst hails prospective California sports betting accord
3 April 2025 at 4:10pm UTC-4
Although no company has confirmed discussions with California tribes, one stock analyst applauded the alleged negotiations. Jefferies Equity Research analyst David Katz voiced ...
Big names turn out for Sportradar event
2 April 2025 at 12:47pm UTC-4
Data aggregator and vendor Sportradar Group hosted a star-laden investor day on 1 April, with a number of stock analysts in attendance. Guest speakers included DraftKings CEO ...
New York sports betting soars in February
13 March 2025 at 4:51pm UTC-4
Fueled by 11% higher wagering, revenues for online sports betting operators in New York State leapt 41% in February. Books made $185 million from $2 billion in wagering, for a 9.4 ...
