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.
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Codere execs hail “outstanding” second quarter
30 July 2026 at 4:08pm UTC-4
“The second quarter was a standout quarter,” Codere Online CEO Aviv Sher said, leading off the company’s second-quarter earnings call. Codere leadership raised their full ...
Codere raises guidance on heels of World Cup
30 July 2026 at 12:15pm UTC-4
Codere Online reconfigured its earnings guidance in a 30 July announcement, increasing its revenue projection for 2026 to between €255 million and €265 million.
Cash flow ...
Rush Street execs downplay prediction markets during earnings call
30 July 2026 at 3:42am UTC-4
The second quarter of 2026 saw Rush Street Interactive's (RSI) fastest revenue growth in over four years. That was according to CEO Richard Schwartz, leading off a 29 July ...
Rush Street Interactive raises FY26 guidance on record quarterly profit
30 July 2026 at 2:33am UTC-4
Rush Street Interactive has hiked both its revenue and its cash-flow guidance for 2026, on the strength of second-quarter earnings. The latter were reported late on 29 July ...
World Cup engagement buoys BetMGM in second quarter
28 July 2026 at 2:04pm UTC-4
BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt has lauded the most recent quarter as one of continued “focused execution,” albeit a period that “came in a little lighter.” The executive made ...
BetMGM revenue up in igaming, flat in sports betting in second quarter
28 July 2026 at 1:56pm UTC-4
BetMGM saw a 3% uptick in net revenue for the second quarter, reaching US$711 million in net revenue, with a boost in igaming despite mediocre results from sports betting.
The ...
Prediction-market threat to Flutter overrated: Jefferies analyst
27 July 2026 at 1:20pm UTC-4
Jefferies Equity Research analyst James Wheatcroft placed a “Buy” rating with a US$210 per share price target on Flutter Entertainment in a 26 July investor note. The stock ...
Michigan sports betting win plunges in June
22 July 2026 at 3:35pm UTC-4
Online sports betting revenues in Michigan fell 10% in June, a J.P. Morgan earnings release shows, despite an 11% hold and a 20% spike in bets placed.
Win was US$41 million on ...
Betsson posts ‘solid’ second quarter ahead of World Cup
17 July 2026 at 9:44am UTC-4
“The second quarter was a solid quarter, with all-time-high revenue.” So said Betsson Chief Financial Officer Martin Öhman during the company’s 17 July earnings call ...
Iowa online sports betting sags on stronger handle in June
10 July 2026 at 4:59pm UTC-4
Online sportsbooks in Iowa saw a double-digit decline in revenue in June, Deutsche Bank reported on 10 July, but handle rose by an almost comparable figure.
Hold statewide was ...
New York online sports betting plummets in June despite strong handle
10 July 2026 at 4:35pm UTC-4
New York sportsbooks took a double-digit hit in June, in spite of a steep increase in handle, numbers from the New York State Gaming Commission that were reported by Deutsche Bank ...
Maryland online sports betting winnings sag in June
10 July 2026 at 3:08pm UTC-4
Despite soaring, soccer-driven handle figures, revenue for Maryland online sports betting was down in June, Deutsche Bank reported on 10 July.
Handle for Maryland books shot up ...
Missouri sportsbooks report US$30 million in May revenue
30 June 2026 at 1:25pm UTC-4
Missouri sportsbooks held 11.9% in May on handle of US$259 million, for revenue of US$30 million.
Promotional outlays were US$7 million. Missouri allows tax deductibility of as ...
Meta’s prediction market move not dire, analyst says
24 June 2026 at 1:04pm UTC-4
Investors may perceive Meta’s exploration of prediction markets as increased competition for Flutter Entertainment, Jefferies Equity Research analyst James Wheatcroft wrote in a ...
Prediction markets the hot topic at analyst conference
18 June 2026 at 1:56pm UTC-4
DraftKings and FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment presented at the Jefferies Nantucket Consumer Conference on 17-18 June, and, according to Jefferies analyst David Katz, the ...
