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The betting action on the Las Vegas Grand Prix was almost as fast and furious as the Formula One race itself. Caesars Sportsbook shattered its record betting handle, or amount of money wagered, on any auto race, and BetMGM, Station Casinos and the Westgate SuperBook reported record handles for an F1 race. "It was three times Daytona's numbers,"…

Casino patrons have mixed reactions to the unprecedented closing of the Las Vegas Strip for Formula One as locals shift their attention to what comes next. Just as the green flag signaled the start of the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday at 10 p.m., four of the five large television screens inside the off-Strip Palms Casino Resort's…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sales on the secondary-ticket market were surging for Saturday night's Las Vegas Grand Prix, but plenty of tickets were on sale on the Ticketmaster site for the Formula One race as of early in the afternoon. Race CEO Renee Wilm promised on the Nov. 3 earnings call by Formula One Group that "we will be sold out by the time of the…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sales on the secondary-ticket market were surging for Saturday night's Las Vegas Grand Prix, but plenty of tickets were on sale on the Ticketmaster site for the Formula One race as of early in the afternoon. Race CEO Renee Wilm promised on the Nov. 3 earnings call by Formula One Group that "we will be sold out by the time of the…

It's F1 race day in Vegas as the first edition of the Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to start. The race will air on TV early Sunday for fans on the East Coast and will air on ESPN. Fans can watch F1 racing for free by signing up for a trial of fuboTV. The lights of Las Vegas will be on display as some of the best racers in the world speed down the…

LAS VEGAS - The visuals of the world-famous Strip expected to emerge from the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night has enticed sports bettors so much that the event is expected to set Formula One and motor sports wagering records. "By leaps and bounds," said Adam Pullen, Caesars Entertainment vice president of trading. "It's already eclipsed the…

The crew for Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, of Spain, pushes the car down pit lane before the first practice session for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) LAS VEGAS - The visuals of the world-famous Strip expected to emerge from the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night…

The vast majority of money wagered on the Las Vegas Grand Prix is expected to pour into sportsbooks Friday and Saturday, when the Formula One race is scheduled for 10 p.m. on the Strip. But Caesars Sportsbook already has reported a record betting handle, or amount of money wagered, for a Formula One race. "We knew going into it, just because of…

Formula One racing league owner Liberty Media is wagering on the Las Vegas Grand Prix to become the next big boost for the gambling capital's sports and entertainment sector after investing nearly $300 million in real estate to bring the event to the famed Vegas Strip. Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Media, the parent company of race organizer…

LAS VEGAS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - After more than four decades Formula One returns to Las Vegas bringing together the world's hottest sport property and the planet's party capital for a turbo-charged weekend that could see more action off the track than on it. With Red Bull's Max Verstappen having weeks ago clinched a third consecutive drivers' crown…

Max Verstappen has dominated Formula One this season, winning 17 of 20 races while already clinching his third consecutive world championship more than a month ago. He's the heavy, odds-on favorite to win the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night on the Strip, and sportsbooks are hoping the Dutch driver delivers another victory. "We'll be rooting…

You can't scroll social media or pick up a newspaper without reading about November's Formula 1 race - or the headaches its causing on the Las Vegas Strip. But this won't be the first time Las Vegas has hosted the Grand Prix. The first one was held entirely at Caesars Palace in 1981. That race made sense because southern Nevada has a long…

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - Las Vegas, start your engines! Formula 1 racing into our city at top speed with just five months before hitting the finish line on the Las Vegas Strip. From Summerlin to Henderson, many across the valley are feeling the adrenaline of such an international event happening right in their backyard. "I feel like it will be a plus to…

Las Vegas will race to its biggest-ever money-generating weekend in its long history with the debut of their city's first Grand Prix in November. City officials and casino executives expect the weekend of Formula 1 Heineken Silver GP excitement combined with a raft of special entertainment spectaculars and events to generate as much as TWO BILLION…

Hard Rock International has reached an agreement to become a presenting partner for the first Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in Nevada. Under the agreement, the betting brand will have its own grandstand structure adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip, where part of the race will take place, with the capacity to accommodate up to 3000 people during race…

The Daytona 500 is considered the Super Bowl of NASCAR, but there is more betting interest at local sportsbooks on the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Likewise, Red Rock Resort sportsbook director Chuck Esposito expects the betting handle on the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix to dwarf the other 22 stops on the Formula One schedule, which…

The World Cup doesn't start until Sunday in Qatar and already is shrouded in controversy, the latest example being an unfounded rumor on social media of match fixing involving the host country. Between alleged human rights violations, no beer being served at the stadiums and paid actors posing as fans of the 32 teams in an effort to manufacture…

The Las Vegas Grand Prix won't be like any other race. Formula 1 is perpetually in the business of walking the line between spectacle and sport, and its third concurrent race in the United States will be the biggest test of its resolve. Next November F1 cars will zip past the city's New World wonders - the Bellagio fountain, the Venetian hotel with…

Choosing the betting favorite at the start of the college basketball used to be easy, with one team typically chock full of experienced returners. But in the era of one-and-dones and the transfer portal, those programs are harder to find. "You almost always saw on the cover of Sports Illustrated if it was UNLV or Duke, (North) Carolina, Oklahoma or…

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The love for hockey runs deep in Chuck Esposito. That tends to happen for someone born in Chicago, where the Blackhawks are hardly a second fiddle in the Windy City. Esposito, the race and sports director at Sunset Station, has lived in Las Vegas for 35 years. Of course the prospect of a professional sports team finally coming to Sin City excites…

The thrill of Formula 1 is taking its show to the entertainment capital of the world: Las Vegas. The series will race in "Sin City" for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend. It's the first time F1 is in the glitz and glamor of Las Vegas since 1981 and 1982, when Alain Prost and Niki Lauda raced in the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in the…