The world’s largest indoor LED video wall, which measures 20 feet tall and 240 feet wide, was installed at the Westgate sports book in September 2015 and only went dark once before for about five minutes during a minor glitch.
Basketball
Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters Todd Dewey and Adam Hill will be writing a live blog Friday on the second day of the NCAA Tournament from the Westgate sports book.
Popular favorites Villanova, Kansas and Duke covered double-digit spreads, and there were buzzer beaters, bad beats and countless roars from the crowd on the first day of the NCAA Tournament.
Opening and closing lines, results and point-spread highlights from every game.
Last year, an estimated $300 million was wagered on the 67-game tournament at Nevada sports books.
Here are some NCAA Tournament props posted at MGM Resorts, William Hill, Westgate and Station Casinos sports books.
The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Todd Dewey compete with handicappers Kelly Stewart, Doug Fitz and Bruce Marshall in a contest covering NCAA Tournament games Thursday and Friday.
Top seeds Villanova and Virginia lead a pack of 10 teams with odds of 15-1 or less to win the NCAA Tournament. But MGM Resorts sports book director Jay Rood said there are better futures bets on the board.
For the second straight year, the owner of the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate wagered $11,000 to win $10,000 on each of the 32 opening lines moments after they were posted Sunday during a live show on VSiN.com hosted by broadcaster Brent Musburger.
No. 10 Butler, a 1-point favorite over No. 7 Arkansas, was the only lower seed favored over a higher seed when Las Vegas sports books posted the opening lines Sunday for the NCAA Tournament, which opens on Tuesday and starts in earnest Thursday.
The Anteaters have gone under in 15 of their past 20 games, and the Titans have gone under in three straight and 11 of 14 (11-2-1).
Southern California is on a 15-2-1 under streak, and Arizona is on a 7-2 under run.
Florida has owned its series with Arkansas, winning the last eight meetings and 13 of 14 while covering the last four.
The Wolf Pack are 2½-point favorites over San Diego State in Friday’s 6 p.m. Mountain West semifinal showdown and handicappers Bruce Marshall and Brian Edwards love UNR.
Handicapper Bernie Fratto loves the over in Thursday night’s New Mexico-Wyoming Mountain West quarterfinal matchup.
![Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in wild lawsuit](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19307561_web1_NEW-LOTUS-OF-SIAM-JUL31-22-CXS-001_bcd77f.jpg?h=80)
![Las Vegas teen killed in minibike crash had 10 times legal limit for pot, report says](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19312746_web1_ANGEL-NARANJO-FAMILY-3.jpg?h=80)
![Turmoil for M Resort owner Penn could affect Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19313624_web1_PENN-TURMOIL-JUN22-24-003e.jpg?h=80)
![Why is Mesquite growing so fast?](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19305099_web1_mesquitenevada.jpg?h=80)
![Mom killed in fatal crash near 215 Beltway identified](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/19312271_web1_215-FATAL-JUN16-24__001_bd948d.jpg?h=80)