Art Manteris, the Vice President of Race and Sports Operations at Station Casinos, will be inducted into the SBC Sports Betting Hall of Fame, as the industry prepares to celebrate his contribution to sportsbook development in Nevada.
The Hall of Fame ceremony is being held on April 25 at the Sky Room in Manhattan and is part of the closing party for this year’s Betting on Sports America, which is being held at the nearby Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey.
Manteris has over 35 years of Nevada race and sportsbook expertise and was responsible for the development of the state’s first computer networking of race and sportsbooks in the late 1980’s. He has since acted as a prominent policy contributor to a number of regulatory boards.
Former NJ senator Chris Christie was confirmed as the first new member of the Sports Betting Hall of Fame last month. Manteris is the second inductee to be announced.
Manteris’ colourful history in the sports betting world includes having played an integral role in developing and overseeing Station Casinos’ 16 new or remodelled sportsbooks.
“We are really pleased to be able to welcome Art Manteris to the Sports Betting Hall of Fame,” Sports Betting Community founder and CEO Rasmus Sojmark said in a statement. “So many people in the industry had good things to share about Art… his longevity and legacy in the sports betting industry. He will be recognized as a key driver of sportsbook development in the US, including on mobile and a prominent contributor to gaming regulation across the country.”
“Technological development has played a key role in furthering sports betting across the US, and I am glad I was able to play a role in that,” Manteris said. “I am delighted to be recognised by the sports betting industry for what we have built in Nevada and look forward to seeing what the future holds for the U.S. industry.”
The purpose of the Hall of Fame, first established by SBC in 2016, is to honour, preserve and perpetuate the names and accomplishments of personalities who have added true value to the sports betting sector.
The Hall’s current members are Mark Blandford, Carsten Koerl, Howard Chisholm, Paris Smith, Fred Done, Vigen Badalyan, Pontus Lindwall, Fabio Schiavolin, Warwick Bartlett, Norbert Teufelberger, Constantinos Antonopoulos and Chris Christie.
