Las Vegas Strip Clubs: Fired Las Vegas Sportsbook Boss Now A Tout
August 31, 2010 by diamond
Nick Bogdanovich, sportsbook director at Mandalay Bay and obviously star-struck in the presence of a mega-celebrity, accepted the wager on credit, meaning Barkley neither had to put up the cash in advance nor sign a marker to make the bet.
That’s a big no-no in the legal sportsbook biz, and to make matter worse, Barkley’s bet won, as the underdog Patriots beat the Rams 20-17.
The next day Bogdanovich was fired.
The controversial and humiliating incident was huge news in the gambling world and even made the mainstream media–it was discussed on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interuption” and David Letterman on his show asked Barkley about it.
Even the supermarket tabloid Star magazine did an item.
Eight years later, after bouncing around at a variety of jobs, including strip club operator, the beleaguered Bogdanovich is now a tout–a sports handicapper (some call them scamdicappers).