Boulder City resident Art Manteris ran the sports books for Station Casinos for the past 20 years, but has a long history dating back to the early days of sport betting in Nevada. The author of "The Bookie," Manteris tells stories of building some of the legendary books in Las Vegas and helping sports betting get legalized in the U.S. He sits down at the Skinny Bar in Boulder City to tell his amazing stories in February.
Art Manteris is a legendary sports book operator and author of the new book, “The Bookie,” which is a review of his tremendous career. He joins the Boulder City Podcast for something we haven’t done before, which is present the podcast live and in person with an audience at the Skinny Bar in Boulder City. Art is a member of the Sports Betting Hall of Fame for a career that spans some true milestones. He started at the Stardust in Las Vegas as a young man, and later joined the Barbary Coast sports book. He was later hired to run the sports book at Caesars Palace, where he helped to invent and refine prop bets. He then was brought over to the Las Vegas Hilton, where he designed and built the Super Book, the largest sports book in the world at that time. Then the Fertitta brothers hired him to run the books for Station Casinos in Las Vegas where he spent the last 20 years. He also played several roles in the legalization of sports betting in the U.S. but he’s not completely satisfied with how it has rolled out, which we also talk about. A special thanks to Grant Turner and the staff at the Skinny Bar for helping to make this happen and to our videographer, Billy Walker Media.