Founded by Bally Casino’s former sportsbook director, Team Del Genio provides winners from an oddsmaker’s perspective.
Active Since: 1999
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Team Del Genio continues the sports handicapping legacy of former oddsmaker, Lenny Del Genio. After heading the sportsbook operations at the Frontier and then Bally’s, Lenny moved to the other side of the window when he started his sports handicapping service where he later mentored the next generation of handicappers. By maintaining the perspective of the oddsmakers, Team Del Genio represents a consensus service of a small group of handicappers that Lenny personally trained.
Lenny Del Genio was one of Las Vegas’ most influential and iconic Race and Sports Book Directors from the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s. Lenny headed the sportsbook operations at the Frontier and Bally’s during that time. During those years, Lenny also made frequent on-camera appearances for ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and most cable television networks where he commented on major sporting events and gaming trends. Lenny became internationally known as the unofficial oddsmaker of the Academy Awards and the Emmy Awards with the Del Genio line carried by both the Associated Press and Reuters. Lenny was featured on many national and international news and entertainment programs, including Entertainment Tonight, Good Morning America, The Today Show, and NBC Late Night. Lenny later held the position of Vice President/General Manager at Bally’s in charge of casino development while serving as a consultant to Indian gaming. He then moved on to become the General Manager of Racing Services de Mexico, with special responsibilities in international expansion. Finally, Lenny moved to the other side of the window in the late 1990s when he started his sports service. Lenny was an integral part of the gaming industry for more than three decades before passing away in September 2012.
Team Del Genio was founded by Lenny to provide the best sports wagering information to gambling clients with a keen eye kept on the perspective he gained from his decades of work as an oddsmaker. Lenny trained and mentored a small group of individuals who served as his right-hand men over the years. It is this group of handicappers that now maintain Lenny’s legacy with their consensus Team Del Genio picks. Besides their prestigious Game of the Month/Year plays, the Team offers packages such as their Vegas J*A*C*K*P*O*T, Oddsmaker Error, and their rare 30* Vegas Icon Signature Play which celebrates the decades-long legacy of Lenny Del Genio. Team Del Genio's reports are available exclusively at Big Al’s Sports Picks.
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