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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Missouri books hold tight in debut month

30 January 2026 at 4:18pm UTC-5
Online sports books in Missouri enjoyed high hold percentages in that state’s first month of legalized sports betting. The hold was 19.2%, according to figures released 30 ...

Flutter ‘under pressure,’ J.P. Morgan analyst says

30 January 2026 at 2:44pm UTC-5
Shares of Flutter Entertainment, corporate parent of FanDuel, remain “under pressure,” according to J.P. Morgan analyst Estelle Weingrod. She offered this view in a 30 January ...
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Prediction markets dominate ICE Barcelona

26 January 2026 at 1:39pm UTC-5
After two days of investor meetings at ICE Barcelona, Jefferies Equity Research analyst James Wheatcroft returned with an armful of impressions. His views were shared in a 25 ...

Rush Street sheds one tax in Colombia, gains another

26 January 2026 at 1:31pm UTC-5
Although a value-added tax in Colombia expired at the end of 2025, that country has imposed a new one on igaming providers, taxing gross gaming revenue at 19%. Even so ...

Aristocrat online strategy a waiting game, Jefferies analyst says

12 January 2026 at 1:52pm UTC-5
Aristocrat Leisure’s online content “will take longer than forecast to ramp-up,” Jefferies Equity Research analyst Kai Erman said in a 12 January investor note. Long-term ...

DraftKings launches prediction market without Railbird

19 December 2025 at 1:58pm UTC-5
A month after cutting ties with the American Gaming Association, DraftKings formally announced the launch of its prediction-market products. The 19 December disclosure affects 38 ...
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Departure of Entain’s Chief Financial Officer weakens stock, Jefferies analyst says

11 December 2025 at 10:57am UTC-5
Entain Chief Financial Officer Rob Wood announced today that he would be retiring in June, ending 13 years with the firm. He will be succeeded by Michael Snape, who also will ...

FanDuel dominates New York sports betting revenue in November

8 December 2025 at 7:19am UTC-5
Online sports betting in New York State produced revenue of $280.6 million in November, a 21.2% year-over-year increase. Handle rose 15.1% to $2.6 billion, as books held at a 10.8 ...

Codere Online delivers ultimatum to Colombia on tax

17 November 2025 at 1:58pm UTC-5
Codere Online will make no further investments in Colombia if the country’s value-added tax on deposits is renewed. That was the position of Codere executives in their third ...

Codere Online’s third-quarter Spanish gains offset in Mexico

17 November 2025 at 1:52pm UTC-5
Devaluation of the Mexican peso hurt Codere Online’s third-quarter results, reported 17 November. In constant currency, net gaming revenue was €51.6 million, up 3% from the ...