Three months after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the nation to legal sports betting in May 2018, Art Manteris stood behind the counter at the newly remodeled Palace Station sportsbook and offered advice for states considering the opportunity.
“Any state looking to get into sports gaming would be making a foolish mistake not to look at Nevada and how we do it here,” Manteris said at the time.
Eight years later, Manteris said many states didn’t follow that advice.
“Everybody jumped in with both feet overnight,” Manteris said of a gambling business now legal in 40 states and Washington, D.C. “It’s been too fast, and there are mistakes being made.”
