![]() We can still be vulnerable to some of those guys, because some of our VIPs, even though they’re good players for us, they find ways to get information also. If they get $200,000 or $300,000 on a game, they might get $50,000 on the draft. But we have some VIPs that bet a lot of money, because they get a lot of money on other things. Because of that, I imagine the limits are pretty low? I’m not the biggest fan of booking these drafts, where other people can get information before we get it. We don’t normally do that well on any of these drafts, because they’re information-based and not played out on the field. So that’s all baked into what the price is. Teams need certain players, and you don’t always take the best player available. JA: There are sites out there that give you draft grades and sites out there that give you mock drafts. But as far as information goes, it’s significantly different, right? Because you have to get into the mentality of how many different teams? And when you say “draft grades,” from whom? Then after that, you don’t really know where it will go. We’re looking at the gradings on the guys coming out, and this thing will pretty much play to form for the top two or three. When they do, it could turn into something much bigger, but at this point, it has nowhere near the impact of the NFL Draft.īut we do it the same way. The NBA hasn’t promoted this like football has. We won’t have up nearly as many markets, and we won’t get anywhere near that type of action that the NFL Draft draws. ![]() Johnny Avello: They’re difficult, but the NBA Draft is not like the NFL Draft. It seems harder to gauge those kinds of futures, as opposed to futures that are decided by on-field results. ![]() ![]() We’re coming up on the NBA Draft, so I was curious to find out the process for putting up lines on drafts. Have a question you’d like to ask Avello? Send it to Questions and responses have been edited for clarity and brevity. Now the director of race and sportsbook operations for DraftKings, Avello was recently inducted into the Sports Betting Hall of Fame. Respected bookmaker Johnny Avello has been involved in the betting industry since the 1970s and previously managed the Las Vegas sportsbooks at Bally’s and the Wynn. Welcome to our weekly “Ask a Bookmaker” feature, which answers many of the common (and uncommon!) questions gamblers and enthusiasts have about how sportsbooks operate in the modern age of sports betting. ![]()
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