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
New York online sports betting revenue plummets in May
6 June 2026 at 11:29am UTC-4
Winnings for New York State’s online sports books plunged 18% in May, as hold slipped to 9.6%. Books won $204.2 million on handle of $2.1 billion, down 8% from 2025.
FanDuel ...
Missouri sportsbooks hold tightly in April
29 May 2026 at 5:05pm UTC-4
Sports betting providers in Missouri rang up US$273.4 million in wagers in April and US$33.5 million in revenue. That translated to a hold rate of 12.3%.
Players received ...
Analysts cooler toward Sportradar
27 May 2026 at 2:05pm UTC-4
Embattled firm Sportradar suffered another blow on 27 May, as J.P. Morgan analysts downgraded it to “neutral.” Their price target remained at US$16 per share.
Morgan ...
Table tennis powers Oregon online sports betting to 10.7% increase in April
22 May 2026 at 11:00am UTC-4
DraftKings, the sole online sports betting provider in Oregon, generated revenue of US$10.6 million in April, up 10.7% year-over-year.
Handle increased 10.3%, reaching US$86.6 ...
Analyst: World Cup set to accelerate online sports betting growth
20 May 2026 at 6:10am UTC-4
World Cup-related betting in the US is projected to generate US$3.3 billion in handle, according to a study by Deutsche Bank analyst Steven Pizzella.
Pizzella felt that at ...
North American igaming beating OSB, analyst says
19 May 2026 at 5:17am UTC-4
iGaming-centric operators like Rush Street Interactive posted strong first-quarter results, while online sports betting platforms like DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment beat ...
Analyst reiterates faith in DraftKings
13 May 2026 at 4:39am UTC-4
DraftKings is, according to Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon, “one of the most compelling structural growth stories in gaming.” He published his views in a May 8 investor note ...
Maryland online sports betting revenue up 5.6% in April
11 May 2026 at 1:19pm UTC-4
Maryland sports betting revenues were up 5.6% year-over-year in April. Online books won US$62.1 million off of handle of US$566.1 million.
The handle figure represented a ...
Codere Online upbeat on first-quarter earnings
7 May 2026 at 10:48am UTC-4
Brevity was the order of the day at Codere Online’s May 7 earnings call. First-quarter results were reviewed and disposed of in 31 minutes. “We are very pleased with how we ...
Codere Online posts double-digit increases
7 May 2026 at 10:41am UTC-4
Revenue for Codere Online spiked in the first quarter of 2026, up 13% to €60.3 million. Net gaming revenue was also up, to €64.4 million. The company reported quarterly ...
Flutter execs stick to generalities in earnings call
6 May 2026 at 7:46pm UTC-4
Leadership of Flutter Entertainment offered few specifics regarding the company’s first-quarter performance during their May 6 earnings call. They mostly hewed to broad themes ...
Flutter revenue up, profits down in Q1; FanDuel Chief Executive out
6 May 2026 at 7:41pm UTC-4
Hours after announcing the May 6 firing of FanDuel Chief Executive Amy Howe, parent company Flutter Entertainment released its first-quarter earnings. They were mostly declines ...
Missouri sportsbooks hold tightly in March
4 May 2026 at 3:10pm UTC-4
Sports betting in Missouri produced US$36 million in revenue in March off of US$329 million in handle. That translated into a 10.9% hold, “modestly above other states that have ...
Gaming operators run the gamut on prediction markets during earnings calls
1 May 2026 at 1:21pm UTC-4
Prediction markets remain controversial and nowhere was this more evident than during first-quarter earnings calls. Gaming executives’ comments spanned the spectrum from ...
Jefferies analyst upbeat on Flutter, raises guidance
30 April 2026 at 2:15pm UTC-4
Jefferies Equity Research analyst James Wheatcroft placed a “Buy” rating on FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment in a 29 April investor note.
Wheatcroft gave Flutter a ...
