Johnny Avello, Las Vegas' Top Oddsmaker

On the Corner of Main Street

English - April 28, 2023 20:00 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MB
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For the past five years, Johnny Avello has been the face of DraftKings' sports book, shepherding its rollout across the US. Before that, he ran Wynn's sports book - one of the few remaining stand-alone books in Las Vegas. Johnny recalls many of his stops in his 40 years in Las Vegas - and how he almost didn't make it thanks to his work at a not-so-legal casino in the heart of New York City decades ago!