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ABOUT VIP SPORTS
We are the Number 1 Sports Betting Consultants in the World
VIP Sports is a Las Vegas-based company owned and operated by Darin Notaro. He runs the daily business of VIP Sports under the professional name Steve Stevens, the entertainment personality profiled on the television series “Money Talks.” The company has been fully licensed and bonded in the state of Nevada for 17 years and counting. VIP Sports sells sports betting advice to thousands of clients per week on average, advising more than 1 Million dollars in sports plays every day.
ABOUT
Steve Stevens
Owner & CEO, VIP Sports
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Steve Stevens is the #1 documented sports betting consultant on the business financial network. He began working as a professional sports handicapper in 2001, and is the founder of VIP Sports, a company that provides its clients with advice on who to bet on. In his own words, “I’m not a bookie, I’m the bookie killer.”
Steve Stevens and his employees were profiled on the CNBC reality TV show “Money Talks” in 2014, which Variety Magazine described as “a profile in the life of Steve Stevens, where he works the angles of high-stakes sports betting, while trying to settle into a traditional family life.” The show’s first season documented Stevens helping earn his clients more than $500,000 in winning sports picks
He has made several national and local television appearances and has been featured in the Las Vegas Sun and Las Vegas Review Journal. He hosts the VIP Sports Las Vegas Podcast, a weekly conversation about sports gambling and entertainment news, where he interviews athletes and celebrities.
Steve Stevens has more than doubled the business at VIP Sports in the past 2 years, earning the reputation as the best sports consultant money can buy.
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VIP SPORTS LAS VEGAS PODCAST
Get the inside track to Steve Stevens’ sports betting picks and his opinions on the sports and entertainment news and rumors that are making headlines around the world. The VIP Sports Las Vegas Podcast is a 30-minute raw and unfiltered conversation with handicapping tips, line moves, game matchups, jabs at athletes and celebrities, and lessons in life.