Dave Sharapan, a longtime Las Vegas sportsbook veteran and prominent voice in the sports betting industry known as the “Sportsbook Consigliere,” has passed away. Sharapan, a former sportsbook director and odds consultant, became a familiar face and voice on sports betting television, radio and digital platforms over the last two decades.
Sharapan’s backstory is rich and it’s deep. Before his run co-hosting The Bostonian Vs. The Book with Matt Perrault, the Pittsburgh native was learning the gambling business in one of the most unique ways you can imagine. He dropped everything in the late 90s to move to Curacao and help launch an offshore book. The experience set him up to make a life and a career out of sports betting.
In June, Sharapan stepped away from his role with The Bostonian Vs. The Book following his diagnosis with cancer. He underwent surgery in July to remove the cancer from his body. Unfortunately, Sharapan passed away according to a post on his social media Saturday night.
“The girls and I never thought we would be writing the final story time from the book! Our hearts are broken and this is the hardest story we will ever have to tell,” wrote Sharapan’s wife on Sharapan’s X account. “My husband, our dad, our best friend, Dave, passed away last night. Dave was more than someone behind the counter. He was a constant, a voice you trusted, the guy who knew the line before the books did, the one sharing stories from the book, the guy who could make you laugh even when the game was a bad beat. But to us, he was our everything.”
Rememberances flooded social media as the news was revealed from colleages and friends from around the country.
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