Nevada sports books win $10.69M in February

Las Vegas Review-Journal

7 years ago

Guests watch and line up to bet on basketball games during the NCAA Tournament at the Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas Thursday, March 15, 2018. K.M. Cannon Las Vegas Review-Journal @KMCannonPhoto

Basketball fans and bettors arrive early to claim their seats to watch the NCAA Tournament at the Westgate Las Vegas’ sports book on Thursday, March 15, 2018. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevada sports books won $10.69 million in February, when they posted a $1.17 million profit on the Super Bowl but lost $2.57 million on football overall.

The books, which haven’t had a losing month since July 2013, won $11.6 million on basketball (college and pro).

The profits for the month were down 48.47 percent from February 2017. That was mostly due to the relatively meager win on Super Bowl LII in which the Philadelphia Eagles upset the New England Patriots 41-33 as popular 4½-point underdogs.

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Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 on Twitter.