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
Igaming will outperform this year, Macquarie analyst says
26 June 2025 at 2:40pm UTC-4
Igaming stocks are rising three times as fast as the S&P Index. That was one of the salient findings of Macquarie Equity Research analyst Chad Beynon in an investor note ...
Garden State tax increase can be managed, Truist analyst says
24 June 2025 at 4:35pm UTC-4
Following up on reporting in NJ.com, Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas weighed in on the tax-increase compromise reached between New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the state ...
Analysts split on BetMGM revenue forecast
17 June 2025 at 4:30am UTC-4
A pair of stock analysts offered differing takes on BetMGM’s announcement that it was raising revenue and cash-flow guidance for 2025. Their views were expressed in competing 16 ...
Fitch: Tax hikes could stunt sports betting’s growth
16 June 2025 at 4:41pm UTC-4
“Recent and proposed state sports betting tax hikes could dampen the online gaming sector’s positive growth momentum,” Fitch Ratings Associate Director David Lowenstein ...
DraftKings imposes Illinois levy
13 June 2025 at 1:30pm UTC-4
Following the example of FanDuel this week, DraftKings says it will levy a US$0.50 surcharge on bets placed in the Illinois. In-person wagers will be exempt from the fee, which ...
Survey bodes well for sports betting, Jefferies analyst says
11 June 2025 at 4:21pm UTC-4
Proposition bets are on the rise. That is one of the findings of a Jefferies Equity Research survey of sports bettors, released 11 June.
Writing for Jefferies, analyst David ...
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 ...
