“Now, the entire pregame show is about the spread. “For the longest time, Vegas was the only place with legalized sports betting and it almost felt like it was dirty for anybody to talk about it,” Kornegay said. For the past 18 years, he’s been in charge of creating the SuperBook at Westgate, a sports bettor’s paradise that has been drawing people worldwide for many years. Kornegay is a 35-year veteran of the Las Vegas sports betting scene. That now it’s ‘OK.’ It’s much safer for the consumer to wager in a highly regulated environment than in a non-regulated environment.” “By attracting the Golden Knights and the Raiders moving here, it almost felt like that legitimized what we do here. “It was taboo for sports leagues to come here,” said Jay Kornegay, executive vice president of operations for Westgate in Las Vegas. Pete Rose is not in the Hall of Fame because of his gambling decades ago, yet MLB Network now runs a ticker with all of the spreads and over/under for every game, every day. Esports Entertainment Group Granted New Jersey Betting License.BetMGM Retail Sportsbook Opens at Nationals Park.United Center Announces Plans to Open In-Arena Sportsbook.DraftKings, Chicago Cubs Host Beam Signing Ceremony.How Las Vegas Still Raises the Bar for Sports Betting.
