The Golden Knights’ eventual defeat in the Stanley Cup Finals to the Washington Capitals disappointed fans across the state. But for sportsbooks, it was a major win.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBefore the start of the regular season, casinos were taking futures on Vegas’ chances of winning the Stanley Cup at odds as long as 500\/1. Numerous bets were placed at such lines, which oddsmakers considered nothing more than souvenirs, as no major professional expansion sports team had ever won its league’s championship in its first year.<\/p>\n
MGM sportsbook VP Jay Rood said, “It’s probably the most liability of any team, of any sport, during my 10 years here.” Estimates on how much Las Vegas sportsbooks would have lost on a Golden Knights victory varied, but many believed it would be between $5 million and $10 million.<\/p>\n
With those earnings kept by the house, and more visitors than ever using McCarran last month, the odds that gaming revenue increased in May are presumably good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
McCarran International Airport reports 4.36 million people traveled through its terminals last month. That sets yet another new passenger traffic record for the nation’s eighth-busiest airport. The Clark County Department of Aviation says 4,360,117 people used McCarran for air travel in May. The mark eclipses the airport’s previous high of 4.33 million passengers, which was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":81886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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