Dave Oancea, who goes by Vegas Dave, is a sports handicapper who made millions out of betting in several sports.
His first time making a bet in a game was during his stay in Honolulu when he had taken a break after graduating from high school. After getting a taste of the thrill of sports betting, he built a career in it.
Dave was still betting in many NFL games and making millions of dollars until he was charged with 19 cases of a felony in 2019 and got banned from sports booking for three years.
During these years, he started working as a sports betting consultant and earned money by selling subscriptions.
Quick Biography & Wiki
| Popular Name | Vegas Dave |
| Nickname | Future’s king |
| Real Name | Dave Nakama Oancea |
| Date of birth | December 10, 1976 |
| Age | 47 years old |
| Place of birth | Saline, Michigan, USA |
| Hometown | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
| Current Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Father | Not disclosed |
| Mother | Not disclosed |
| Siblings | Not disclosed |
| Orientation | Straight |
| Status | Single |
| Ex-girlfriend | Holly Sonders |
| Children | None |
| Occupation | Sports handicappers and Sports betting consultant |
| Net worth | 20 Million USD |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Zodiac | Saggitarus |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| Measurement | Unknown |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Complexion | Fair |
| Instagram id | itsvegasdave |
| Vegas Dave | |
| YouTube | ItsVegasDaveTV |
| Website | vegas-dave.com |
Vegas Dave’s Net Worth
Dave has been involved in sports betting since his twenties and has earned a great deal of money.
He might have lost in his first bet, but after that, he kept making more and more money.
He once made 2 million USD by betting in a game between Denver Brincos and Carolinas in the super bowl.
While he was an active better, he made millions of dollars by betting on matches, and even after getting banned, he still makes money as a sports betting consultant.
Besides these, Dave also made millions as a side hustle by selling rare baseball cards.
He brought all the rare cards years back when they cost only 400 thousand USD and is now selling them at 3.93 million USD.
With all these, the expert gambler has accumulated around 20 million USD as his net worth.
His Parents, Siblings, Family, and Personal Life
Dave was born in Saline, Michigan but grew up in Ann Arbor.
He has not shared anything about his family and has maintained secrecy about their identities.
However, there are rumors that his parents went to a great deal to pay off money on his behalf.
Dave was a regular teenager until he was in Ann Harbor, but after moving to Honolulu after high school, he got the taste of sports betting.
Since then, he has not been able to give up the thrill of sports betting.
He has dedicated all his time to making betting strategies.
Vegas Dave’s Wife and Dating Life
Dave was previously in relation with the pro-golfer turned sports journalist, Holly Sonders.
He dated Sonder after she got divorced from her sports enthusiast and sports talk show host, ex-husband Erik Kuselias.
The two dated only for a few months before Dave popped the question in December 2019, and Sonders said yes.
However, after a few months, Dave decided to move back to his parents to focus on his betting career.
Maybe this is when things started to fall apart as the couple broke off their engagement and parted ways.
For now, Dave seems to be enjoying his single life focusing solely on his career as a sports betting consultant.
Education and Drop-out Story
Dave completed his high school from Ann Habor, though he has not shared any details about his high school.
After high school, he took some time off and started college at the University of Nevada.
He even took a student look of 10 thousand USD for college. However, instead of using it to graduate, he invested all the money in betting and dropped out of college.
Career in Gambling
Dave started gambling when he stayed in Honolulu.
His first bet was 300 USD on Tennesse Titans. Though he lost his money, he found sports betting thrilling.
So, when he moved to LA, he used all of his 10,000 USD of student loan on gambling and doubled it.
The win motivated him for more gambling, and he kept betting on many NFL games.
He made millions of money from his bettings and other forms of gambling before he got banned in 2017.
In 2017, Dave faced around nineteen felonies for opening a player account at Wynn Las Vegas by using the security numbers of other people.
When the case reached court, he was supposed to get nine year of sentence, but he reduced it by pleading guilty to the charges.
His case got settled with three years of probation, along with one fifty hours of community services and gambling therapy.
He also got banned from casinos and sports booking for three years.
After the verdict, since his primary source of income was shut so, he came up with another way to earn money.
He started Dave Consulting LLC and sold subscriptions to people interested in sports betting.
He has been earning a good deal of money from his career as a sports betting consultant, but there is still the possibility that he will resume his career as a sports handicapper once his ban is over.
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