Just some notes regarding sports betting for the forum:
1) William Hill, the British book, took over Leroy's, Lucky's and the Cal Neva "franchise books" inside the casinos, which makes Hill the largest sports book in Las Vegas based on number of books. I do not know where they stand volume-wise.
2) The contests previously sponsored by Leroy's and Lucky's are up in the air. We expect an announcement sometime in the next week regarding these.
3) The LVH has posted College Football "Games of the Year" odds, so these are now available.
4) Hill reportedly consulted with managers in all three absorbed books to arrive at futures numbers, with a lean to the Leroy's numbers.
5) Hill kept current personnel in place at the various franchise books. People are getting an opportunity to prove themselves, more or less. If they do well, they stay. If not, Hill will replace them.
6) The two dominant books in Las Vegas, Hill and Cantor, are British companies. It says a lot about American casinos' risk aversion.