Wynn SB Manager John Avello Talks March Madness

[steve18]

Wynn Las Vegas Sportsbook Manager John Avello breaks down all the action for March Madness from lines to brackets to Vegas crowd expectations in this interview below. You can read or listen:

http://www.cyinterview.com/2012/03/master-of-the-madness-wynn-las-vegas-sportsbook-manager-john-avello-talks-march-madness-insights-spreads-brackets-and-angles/

[HoulihansTX]

Guy is wacked out. Puts out lines B4 bookmaker, and Pinnacle. We in Vegas take shots @ him on every overnight he puts outs.

[Grits n' Gravy]

Guy is wacked out. Puts out lines B4 bookmaker, and Pinnacle. We in Vegas take shots @ him on every overnight he puts outs.

Yet he runs one of the most profitable shops in city. John is a class act who knows the business inside out(including Pinny and Bookmaker).

[jjgold]

Gritter get me a meeting wit him

[HoulihansTX]

Yet he runs one of the most profitable shops in city. John is a class act who knows the business inside out(including Pinny and Bookmaker).

His shop is over run with Joe Pub on the regular. The Book is beautiful, and the women are even better.

His overnights have 2K limits, but the lines are ridiculous, and have to be sharpened out on the regular.

And when I say whacked out, I am pertaining to him putting out lines B4 Bookmaker or pinny. He nor does anyone else in Vegas have the resources that those shops do. Putting out lines B4 them is crazy, but @ 2K limits on openers do not hurt him @ all.

[steve18]

Interesting comments.

[tony_come]

He's in business

[ProfaneReality]

Yandek , you are better than watching Golf when it comes to curing my insomnia.

[HoulihansTX]

He's in business

Any book that makes money has a big horse race business. He has some of the bigger bettors playing @ his book. Most books in vegas are annoyed by the $5 parlay guy, but will roll the red carpet out for the $1 trifecta player. They can not lose when it comes to the horses.

Offering continually beatable openers in college sports is not good for anyone business.

[Br0nxer]

Gritter get me a meeting wit him

last time i was out there he is in the book walking around the patron area talking to anyone who says something to him

[LVHerbie]

Interesting... Thanks for posting

[Grits n' Gravy]

His shop is over run with Joe Pub on the regular. The Book is beautiful, and the women are even better.
His overnights have 2K limits, but the lines are ridiculous, and have to be sharpened out on the regular.
And when I say whacked out, I am pertaining to him putting out lines B4 Bookmaker or pinny. He nor does anyone else in Vegas have the resources that those shops do. Putting out lines B4 them is crazy, but @ 2K limits on openers do not hurt him @ all.

Yet he still beats players on the overnights. If he wasn't making the house a good r.o.i. he wouldn't be given carte blanche to do what he does. All the major vegas book vp's have connections offshore. Most were offered great jobs offshore but chose to remain in states.

[TheLock]

Good thread. I've spoken to Avello. Cordial guy. Classy book but a shitty place to watch games.

[steve18]

Enjoy these Avello stories. Thanks guys.