Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino News - Page 9

While the glacial pace annoyed spectators, there were still plenty of interesting stories to find at the WSOP Main Event at the Rio this weekend.

"Vegas Dave" Oancea claims to have started placing futures bets on the Kansas City Royals, who won the World Series on Sunday night, during the first week of the season.

Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week and trade shows will draw more than 140,000 people to Southern Nevada this week.

It's been a typical crazy NFL season, both on the field and in the sportsbooks. We recap the first six weeks and divulge the surprising winners, the disappointing losers and predict what teams have a chance to turn recent bad luck into good fortune.

The "public" prevailed on NFL Opening Sunday with the majority of popular sides and totals cashing in. But, despite a rough day for bookmakers, one influential figure in the industry says the rising popularity of sports betting is a sure sign it's time to legalize.

Week 1 of the NFL season proved to be a roller coaster for sports bettors and sportsbooks alike.

The billionaire casino mogul passed away Monday in Los Angeles at the age of 98 after a brief illness.

The Nevada Gaming Commission gave Paragon its approval on Thursday, May 28.

The Gaming Control Board took little time recommending that Paragon be approved to run the 3,000-room Westgate, which was formerly known as the Las Vegas Hilton.

As soon as the NFL sacked New England quarterback Tom Brady with a four-game suspension Monday, Las Vegas oddsmakers deflated the betting lines on the Patriots.

Las Vegas sportsbooks have mostly decided to wait to see if New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be suspended due to his involvement in the "Deflategate" scandal.

Guests were ushered out the door at noon Monday as representatives of the Nevada Gaming Control Board oversaw the closure.

Elvis Presley’s Graceland to celebrate grand opening of new, permanent exhibition, theater showroom and wedding chapel at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.

If legal sports books pop up in California Indian casinos, for example, would the Strip’s high-end gambling facilities dry up?

Casino operators in the north Strip area say development of a permanent, 33-acre, open-air concert venue by MGM Resorts International will facilitate increased business.

The only question is whether or not the betting would be allowed on all Summer and Winter Olympics events, or just a handful of popular competitions.

All Westgate employees currently earning less than $10 per hour will receive a pay increase to the new level except commissioned and tipped employees or employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

David Siegel, founder and CEO of Westgate Resorts, who has acquired the LVH, helped take down the letters to celebrate the change-over to Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on July 1.

For David Siegel, the acquisition of the LVH ended a series of near-misses for buying in Las Vegas.

ESPN personality Hank Goldberg led a seminar on this year's March Madness at Sunset Station on Wednesday, March 19, 2014.