(Publisher’ Note: Nevada state gaming officials said Monday “due to technical difficulties experienced by one of our licensees in compiling the data necessary to provide the unaudited figures for sports book win and wagers during this year’s Super Bowl, the Nevada Gaming Control Board will not be releasing any figures today” on the Super Bowl handle in Nevada. “We are anticipating that the problem will be resolved and we will release the information tomorrow at some point during the day,” the state gaming statement said.
By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
We caught up with Jay Kornegay, the SuperBook chief at Westgate, the day after the Kansas Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20, in Super Bowl 54.
LVSportsBiz.com: How was the atmosphere in the SuperBook?
Jay Kornegay: The atmosphere in the SuperBook was electric all weekend long. It certainly peaked on Sunday with fans from all four corners of the country.
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LVSB: Are you making a seven-figure profit from the Super Bowl?
JK: Not quite but a very solid day for us.
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LVSB: What was the most popular prop bets?
JK: As usual, the Player to score the first TD was the most popular. The result (P Mahomes scoring the first) was our worst prop decision of the day. Other popular included anything revolving around the KC QB, coin flip, score being tied after 0-0, Colquitt to have a pass attempt, overtime.
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LVSB: What was your biggest loser with the props?
JK: See above
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LVSB: Do you think Nevada will have a record Super Bowl handle? How did the SuperBook do?
JK: It’s always tough to predict the handle, but I heard some pretty solid numbers around town. We were on par from last year but ticket count was up.
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