Dave Cokin, the longtime professional handicapper and Las Vegas sports talk radio host, died early Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 71.

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Cokin announced his retirement last month on social media and said in an interview with the Review-Journal he was in home hospice care after being diagnosed in 2023 with the terminal illness. His death was announced on social media by several of his closest colleagues and friends.

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Cokin was introduced to sports betting as a child and said his first bet was on the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League for $5.