Stolz Hits Jackpot in Vegas
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Andre Stolz claimed his first PGA Tour title with a bogey-free five-under-par 67 to capture the Michelin Championship at the TPC at Summerlin.
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Las Vegas Sands Corp., owner of The Venetian in Nevada, won a hotly contested license Friday to build Singapore&#039;s first casino, which could be the world&#039;s costliest casino resort project by the time it opens in 2009.
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Australian Andre Stolz became the ninth first-time winner on the PGA Tour this year Sunday, recording a one-shot triumph at the Michelin Championship.
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South Africa&#39;s Charl Schwartzel birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with England&#39;s Neil Cheetham to win the 958,945 dollar Dunhill championship at Leopard Creek Country Club today.
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At least two people can claim a share of a record $370 million lottery jackpot, and there could be more winners
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From Stardust to just dust. The Las Vegas Strip's first mass-market casino-hotel was imploded early Tuesday in a hail of fireworks to make way for Boyd Gaming Corp.'s $4.4 billion megaresort Echelon.
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LAS VEGAS -- With big games from its three biggest stars, first place came impressively for the United States.
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PALM HARBOUR - Vijay Singh became the first golfer to earn more than US$10 million ($14.79 million) in prizemoney in a season with a five-stroke victory in the Chrysler Championship yesterday.
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LAS VEGAS Dan Oppland had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead Valparaiso to a 74-to-61 win over Northwestern State in the first game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic tonight.
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Singapore picked Las Vegas Sands  Corp.  to build and run what will be the world&#039;s most  expensive casino at a cost of more than S&#36;5 billion (US&#36;3.2  billion), sending the U.S. casino operator&#039;s shares up more  than 9 percent.
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LAS VEGAS - Andre Stolz played like a veteran instead of a struggling rookie when it counted most Sunday, shooting a 5-under 67 to win the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas by a shot over Tom Lehman and two others.
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Lleyton Hewitt beats Juergen Melzer to win the Las Vegas Open for the third time.
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Craig Stadler eagled the par-5 18th hole for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead Friday in the Allianz Championships, while Nick Price shot a 71 in his first Champions Tour round.
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Shares of casino operator Las Vegas Sands (LVS) jumped $17.56, or 61%, to $46.56 in their first day of trading, hearkening back to the heady 1990s when initial public offerings would surge out of sight on their debut.
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Former Hollywood talent agent Jamie Gold pulled off his best acting job ever early Friday, bluffing his way to victory at the World Series of Poker and taking home the grand prize of $12 million.
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AUSTRALIAN Andre Stolz was celebrating his sudden elevation from pauper to prince in world golf yesterday and, appropriately, his wife was whooping it up with just as much gusto.
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Owning the World Series of Poker has been a major competitive score for Harrah's.