Roxy Roxborough

First, the customer with an edge

Roxborough’s Review-Journal interview recalls success betting baseball totals before Chris Andrews began seeking his numbers. The relationship grew into paid odds-making work. This origin is important: the commercial service emerged from a bettor’s knowledge and relationships with operators. [1]

A service beyond one casino

He founded Las Vegas Sports Consultants in 1982 and ran it for seventeen years. The Sports Gambling Hall of Fame credits the business with advancing the use of mathematical methods and computer models. An oddsmaking service supplied information to books; it was not the same business as every customer accepting wagers. [2]

Why the Stardust mattered

Roxborough recalled that Scotty Schettler’s decision to use his lines at the Stardust brought credibility and additional customers. Las Vegas Advisor dates the relationship to late 1983. His account also follows the changing delivery methods, from telephone and fax toward connected screens and the internet. [1] [3]

Teaching the trade

Roxborough co-authored Sports Book Management in 1988 and helped found American Wagering, which became publicly listed in 1996. Together with the consultancy, these activities show the trade becoming a more formal information and management business. They are separate developments, not simply different names for LVSC. [2]

Key dates

1. 1982

   Founds Las Vegas Sports Consultants. [2]

2. Late 1983

   The Stardust becomes an LVSC customer. [3]

3. 1988

   Co-authors Sports Book Management. [2]

4. 1996

   American Wagering becomes publicly listed. [2]

5. 1999

   The period in which he ran LVSC ends. [1]