:Westgate Las Vegas

The Westgate is located on a {{convert|64|acre|adj=on}} site on the east side of Paradise Road, approximately {{convert|0.4|mi}} east of Las Vegas Boulevard. It is adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center to the south and Las Vegas Country Club to the east.

The hotel has 2,956 rooms.{{cite web|title=Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino|publisher=Westgate Resorts|url=https://www.westgateresorts.com/hotels/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-resort-casino/overview/|access-date=2018-08-09}} The hotel tower is {{convert|375|ft}} tall, with 30 floors.{{cite web|title=Las Vegas Hilton|website=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/las-vegas-hilton/14138|access-date=2018-08-09}} The top floor consists of three "Sky Villas" geared towards "high roller" customers, each with a private swimming pool and at least {{convert|12000|sqft}} of space.{{cite news|title=Suite excess: High rollers' Las Vegas hangouts can be yours for a [high] price|newspaper=SFGate|first=Spud|last=Hilton|date=January 21, 2007|url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/SUITE-EXCESS-High-rollers-Las-Vegas-hangouts-2622387.php|access-date=2018-07-27}}{{cite news|title=Top Westgate Las Vegas execs talk future plans for former Hilton property|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Robin|last=Leach|date=March 9, 2015|url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/mar/09/top-westgate-las-vegas-execs-talk-future-plans-for/|access-date=2018-08-09}}

The casino has {{convert|54923|sqft}} of gaming space as of 2017, with 576 slot machines, 38 table games, 10 poker tables, and a race and sports book.{{cite report|title=Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage|publisher=Nevada Gaming Control Board|date=March 6, 2018|page=10|format=PDF|url=https://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{cite report|title=Nonrestricted Count Report|publisher=Nevada Gaming Control Board|date=June 30, 2018|format=XLS|url=https://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=13383|access-date=2018-08-09}} The casino's sportsbook, the SuperBook, is billed as the largest in the world.{{cite news|title=A peek inside the world's largest sportsbook|newspaper=Sports Business Journal|first=Bill|last=King|date=April 16, 2018|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2018/04/16/World-Congress-of-Sports/Sportsbook.aspx|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{cite web|title=Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook|publisher=Westgate Resorts|url=https://www.westgateresorts.com/hotels/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-resort-casino/casino/race-sports-book/|access-date=2018-08-09}}

The Westgate has various eateries, including fine dining restaurants, a buffet, and a food court.{{cite press release|title=Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino introduces exciting new onsite dining options|publisher=Westgate Resorts|date=August 3, 2017|url=https://www.westgateresorts.com/news/westgate-las-vegas-resort-and-casino-introduces-exciting-new-onsite-dining-options/|access-date=2018-08-09}} Benihana Village, opened in 1974, is a Japanese-themed area with streams and gardens, with several restaurants centered around its namesake teppanyaki grill.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Bar Sake brings new sizzle to the Westgate|newspaper=Las Vegas Weekly|first=Brock|last=Radke|date=April 26, 2018|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/dining/2018/apr/26/bar-sake-brings-new-sizzle-to-the-westgate/|access-date=2018-08-09}}

|{{cite news|title=Benihana Village to open in Vegas|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 22, 1974|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22649859/benihana_village_to_open_in_vegas/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Let's go traveling|newspaper=Springfield Leader and Press|date=October 27, 1974|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22649902/lets_go_traveling/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite book|title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Las Vegas|first=David|last=Stratton|publisher=Penguin|year=2010|page=129|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bXz_lvH6BuEC&pg=PA129|isbn=9780756674199}}

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The Westgate's convention center has {{convert|225000|sqft}} of event space, including the {{convert|70000|sqft|abbr=on|adj=on}} Paradise Event Center (formerly the Hilton Center) and the {{convert|43000|sqft|abbr=on|adj=on}} Pavilion (formerly the Hilton Pavilion).{{cite news|title=Las Vegas properties are celebrating longtime anniversaries|newspaper=Meetings Today|first=Jeff|last=Heilman|date=June 2017|url=https://www.meetingstoday.com/magazines/article-details/articleid/30633/title/las-vegas-properties-are-celebrating-longtime-anniversaries|access-date=2018-08-27}}

Recreation amenities at the Westgate include a {{convert|5|acre|adj=on}} pool deck, a fitness center,{{cite web|title=Fitness Center|publisher=Westgate Las Vegas|url=https://www.westgateresorts.com/hotels/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-resort-casino/amenities/fitness-center/|access-date=2018-09-02}} a {{convert|10000|sqft|adj=on}} spa,{{cite news|title=Serenity Spa by Westgate is off-Strip casino's newest amenity|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Anna|last=Williams|date=April 2, 2017|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/serenity-spa-by-westgate-is-off-strip-casinos-newest-amenity/|access-date=2018-09-02}} and six tennis courts.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas Hilton: Vegas' legendary off-Strip hotel|newspaper=Winston-Salem Examiner|first=Joseph|last=Csencsits|date=February 16, 2010|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13424D0ED9B1FCD8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite web|title=Tennis|publisher=Westgate Las Vegas|url=https://www.westgateresorts.com/hotels/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-resort-casino/amenities/tennis/|access-date=2018-09-02}} The hotel also has several retail shops,{{cite web|title=Shopping|publisher=Westgate Las Vegas|url=https://www.westgateresorts.com/hotels/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-resort-casino/amenities/shopping/|access-date=2018-09-02}} a wedding chapel,{{cite web|title=Chapel of Crystals|publisher=Elle LLC|url=https://www.chapelofcrystals.com/|access-date=2018-09-02}} and a business center.{{cite web|title=FedEx Business Center|publisher=Westgate Las Vegas|url=https://www.westgateresorts.com/hotels/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-resort-casino/amenities/business-center/|access-date=2018-09-02}}

The Westgate station of the Las Vegas Monorail is located at the front of the property.

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The hotel site was previously part of the grounds of Las Vegas Park, a defunct racetrack.{{cite news|title=A sad saga: horse racing in Las Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Rob|last=Miech|date=April 29, 2008|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/apr/29/sad-saga-horse-racing-las-vegas/|access-date=2018-07-13}} In 1965, the {{convert|400|acre|adj=on}} track site was purchased by National Equities, a real estate development firm chaired by Marvin Kratter.{{cite news|title=$150 million development set in Vegas|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|agency=AP|date=August 9, 1965|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21841915/150_million_development_set_in_vegas/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Parade of Progress|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Dell|last=Wade|date=April 10, 1966|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/toohool-x-other-articles-clipping-apr-10-1966-750544/|via=NewspaperArchive.com}} Kratter announced development plans for the site to include a 40-floor, 1,500-room hotel, as well as a golf course and private homes.

Meanwhile, Kirk Kerkorian, the chairman of Trans International Airlines and landlord of Caesars Palace, began formulating plans to build a 1,000-room casino hotel in Las Vegas.{{cite book|title=The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History|first=William C.|last=Rempel|year=2018|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0062456793|pages=111–112}} After considering several potential locations, he selected the racetrack site, reasoning that it was natural to put a hotel next to the Convention Center.{{cite book|title=The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History|first=William C.|last=Rempel|year=2018|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0062456793|pages=116–118}} Kratter had decided not to build a hotel himself, and in 1967, National Equities sold a {{convert|65.5|acre|adj=on}} portion of the site to Kerkorian for $5 million.{{cite news|title=Architect appointed for Las Vegas hotel|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 9, 1967|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21842226/architect_appointed_for_las_vegas_hotel/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite book|title=Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930-2000|first=Eugene P.|last=Moehring|publisher=University of Nevada Press|year=2000|pages=120–121|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jojgQ2zz50EC&pg=PA120|isbn=9780874173567}} Kerkorian announced that he would build a 30-story hotel with 1,510 rooms, at a cost of $50 million.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas hotel to be 30 stories|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 7, 1967|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21842315/las_vegas_hotel_to_be_30_stories/|via=Newspapers.com}} Some believed it was very risky to build such a property away from the Strip, but Kerkorian believed that it would spark the development of a "second Strip" along Paradise Road.{{cite news|title=Off-Strip location made Hilton one of LV's biggest gambles|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=July 12, 2000|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/jul/12/off-strip-location-made-hilton-one-of-lvs-biggest-/|access-date=2018-08-03}}{{cite news|title=It takes a business analyst to know who owns what in Vegas|newspaper=Billboard|first=Laura|last=Deni|date=September 19, 1970|page=40|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wCkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50-IA2}}{{cite news|title=He plans 2d Vegas Strip|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|first=Frank|last=Purcell|date=December 3, 1967|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23986780/he_plans_2d_vegas_strip/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Kerkorian's hotel would be named the International Hotel, matching the name of Kratter's International Country Club (now the Las Vegas Country Club).{{cite news|title=30-story tower will cap Las Vegas International|newspaper=San Bernardino County Sun|date=October 13, 1968|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21894435/30story_tower_will_cap_las_vegas/|via=Newspapers.com}} He hired airline executive Fred Benninger to oversee the development, and Martin Stern Jr., who had designed several noted Las Vegas high-rises, as the hotel's architect.{{cite news|title=Fred Benninger, 86, former chairman of MGM hotel and studio|newspaper=New York Times|agency=AP|date=March 5, 2004|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/05/business/fred-benninger-86-former-chairman-of-mgm-hotel-and-studio.html|access-date=2018-09-30}}{{cite news|title=Benninger joins Tracy Investment|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 8, 1967|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24165148/benninger_joins_tracy_investment/|via=Newspapers.com}} The general contractor selected to build the hotel was Taylor Construction Co.{{Cite web|url=http://www.taylor-usa.com/|title=taylor-usa.com {{!}} HOME|website=www.taylor-usa.com|access-date=2020-03-14}} Construction began with an elaborate groundbreaking ceremony in February 1968.{{cite news|title=All that glamour for a bit of soil|newspaper=Arizona Republic|first=Don G.|last=Campbell|date=February 14, 1968|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21894555/all_that_glamour_for_a_bit_of_soil/|via=Newspapers.com}}

With planning for the hotel underway, Kerkorian purchased the Flamingo casino, to serve as a training ground for the International's staff.{{cite news|title=Vegas must reckon with a new name as well as that of Hughes|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=John F.|last=Lawrence|date=March 2, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21896120/vegas_must_reckon_with_another_name_as/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21896180/vegas_must_reckon_with_another_name_as/ Part 2 of article]){{cite news|title=Gaming Commission approves Flamingo sale|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=August 17, 1967|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21896411/gaming_commission_approves_flamingo_sale/|via=Newspapers.com}} Later, during the International's construction, Kerkorian formed the publicly traded company International Leisure to own the two casinos.{{cite news|title=The money beat|newspaper=Arizona Republic|first=Milton|last=Moskowitz|date=March 16, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21896287/the_money_beat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Howard Hughes, the eccentric billionaire who had purchased several Las Vegas casinos, saw Kerkorian as a rival and the International as unwelcome competition.{{cite book|title=Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness|first1=Donald L.|last1=Barlett|first2=James B.|last2=Steele|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|year=2011|isbn=978-0393078589|pages=317–320|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ivZGrgLszbcC&pg=PA317}} He attempted to deter Kerkorian from building the project, first by making a sham announcement of a major planned expansion of his Sands Hotel, and then by conveying false claims to Kerkorian about damage to buildings from nearby nuclear tests.{{cite news|title=Kirk Kerkorian builds; Howard Hughes buys|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Brian|last=Greenspun|date=June 22, 2015|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/jun/22/kirk-kerkorian-builds-howard-hughes-buys/|access-date=2018-09-04}} When these ruses failed, Hughes schemed to buy the project from Kerkorian and halt its construction, but this plan came to nothing. Ultimately, Hughes decided to compete head-on with the International by purchasing the unfinished Landmark Hotel and Casino, located across the street.{{cite news|title=Howard Hughes|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=K.J.|last=Evans|date=February 7, 1999|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/howard-hughes/|access-date=2018-09-04}}{{cite book|title=Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930-2000|first=Eugene P.|last=Moehring|year=2000|publisher=University of Nevada Press|isbn=0874173566|pages=119–120|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jojgQ2zz50EC&pg=PA119}} Hughes completed construction of the Landmark and opened it one day before Kerkorian's hotel.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas gets new palaces|newspaper=Palm Beach Post|agency=UPI|date=July 6, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23448528/las_vegas_gets_new_palaces/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite book|title=The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History|first=William C.|last=Rempel|year=2018|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0062456793|pages=149–150}}

The International Hotel opened on July 2, 1969.{{cite news|title=Miffed Barbra's act opens Vegas hotel|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Charles|last=Champlin|date=July 4, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21841786/miffed_barbras_act_opens_vegas_hotel/|via=Newspapers.com}} At the time, it was Nevada's tallest building and largest hotel.{{cite news|title=New Vegas hotel state's tallest|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=August 24, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23020662/new_vegas_hotel_states_tallest/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Hilton hotel chain to buy into Las Vegas gambling|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|agency=AP|date=June 17, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23020633/hilton_hotel_chain_to_buy_into_las/|via=Newspapers.com}} Entertainment director Bill Miller signed Barbra Streisand to open in the showroom, along with Peggy Lee performing in the hotel's lounge.{{cite news|title=Peggy Lee signs new hotel pact|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=John L.|last=Scott|date=March 15, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23021650/peggy_lee_signs_new_hotel_pact/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Barbra wagers with top wages|newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News|first=Earl|last=Wilson|date=July 5, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23021627/barbra_wagers_with_top_wages/|via=Newspapers.com}}

In keeping with the hotel's name, rooms were furnished with different international decors, with each floor featuring either a Spanish, Italian, or French theme.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas International opens Wednesday|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=June 30, 1969|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/toohool-x-entertainment-clipping-jun-30-1969-838300/|via=NewspaperArchive.com}}{{cite news|title=International Hotel advertisement|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=June 29, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/140153970/|via=Newspapers.com}} There was also a complex of international restaurants, offering Bavarian, Italian, Japanese and Mexican cuisines.{{cite archive|collection=International Hotel/Casino promotional and publicity material, 1969-1972|institution=Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas|item=In the whole wide, wide, wide, wide world... there's never been such a place!|type=Pamphlet|date=1969|author=International Hotel}} Employees were outfitted in costumes from different cultures, such as Scottish kilts, Slavic shirts, and French gendarme uniforms.{{cite archive|collection=International Hotel/Casino promotional and publicity material, 1969-1972|institution=Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas|item=General Hotel Story|type=Press release|date=1969|author=International Hotel}}

On July 31, 1969, immediately following Streisand's engagement, Elvis Presley performed the first show of what would become a seven-year run at the hotel, encompassing 636 consecutive sold-out shows. Many of the performers who worked the International before Presley were upset at their disrupted prospects.{{cite journal |last1=Glaviano |first1=Cliff |last2=Abani |first2=Chris |title=The Secret History of Las Vegas |journal=Library Journal |date=April 1, 2014 |volume=139 |issue=6 }}

Late in 1969, Kerkorian made plans to raise $29 million through a secondary offering of International Leisure stock.{{cite news|title=Gaming board backs offering of stock|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|agency=AP|date=September 17, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23988603/gaming_board_backs_offering_of_stock/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Kerkorian's net worth is $274 million|newspaper=The Times|location=Shreveport, LA|agency=UPI|date=October 27, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23988653/kerkorians_net_worth_is_274_million/|via=Newspapers.com}} He needed the money to help pay off loans that he had taken out to purchase major stakes in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Western Airlines.{{cite book|title=Kerkorian: An American Success Story|first=Dial|last=Torgerson|year=1974|publisher=The Dial Press|isbn=0803744218|pages=236–239}}{{cite news|title=Kerkorian may sell off part of Vegas holdings|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Paul E.|last=Steiger|date=May 23, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23989156/kerkorian_may_sell_off_part_of_vegas/|via=Newspapers.com}} The offering was rejected, however, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, because the company was unable to provide five years of financial history for the Flamingo.{{cite news|title=Offering deferred by International Leisure|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 19, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23989015/offering_deferred_by_international/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Kerkorian's firm calls off plan for secondary offering|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Paul E.|last=Steiger|date=March 19, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23989081/kerkorians_firm_calls_off_plan_for/|via=Newspapers.com}} Short on cash, Kerkorian was forced to put International Leisure up for sale.

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In 1970 and 1971, Kerkorian sold his shares of International Leisure to Hilton Hotels.{{cite news|title=Hilton to buy 6% more of International Leisure|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Paul E.|last=Steiger|date=March 12, 1971|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21897681/hilton_to_buy_6_more_of_international/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Kerkorian sells last million International Leisure shares|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 20, 1971|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21897579/kerkorian_sells_last_million/|via=Newspapers.com}} The International was renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in July 1971.{{cite news|title=5th anniversary show at Caesars Palace|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|date=July 22, 1971|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21897497/5th_anniversary_show_at_caesars_palace/|via=Newspapers.com}} Hilton took complete ownership in 1972, acquiring all outstanding shares of International Leisure.{{cite news|title=Hilton Hotels will merge with International Leisure|newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star|date=March 12, 1972|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22228117/hilton_hotels_will_merge_with/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite report|title=1972 Annual Report|publisher=Hilton Hotels Corporation|date=March 15, 1973|url=http://ir.hilton.com/~/media/Files/H/Hilton-Worldwide-IR-V3/annual-report/1972-Annual-Report.pdf|page=2|access-date=2018-07-26}}

The hotel had performed unevenly in its early years as the International, but as the Hilton, it soon came to be regarded as the most successful hotel in Las Vegas.{{cite news|title=Lavish Grand (Vegas) Hotel may mean end of MGM productions|newspaper=Cincinnati Enquirer|agency=Washington Post|first=Leroy F.|last=Aarons|date=December 21, 1973|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22894300/lavish_grand_vegas_hotel_may_mean_end/|via=Newspapers.com}}

An east tower extension with 620 rooms was completed in 1975 at a cost of $20 million.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas Hilton opens tower|newspaper=The Journal Herald|location=Dayton, OH|first=Earl|last=Wilson|date=April 9, 1975|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21922130/las_vegas_hilton_opens_tower/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Vegas Hilton expansion to begin by year's end|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 9, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21922195/vegas_hilton_expansion_to_begin_by/|via=Newspapers.com}} In 1977, the hotel opened the Hilton Pavilion, a $7.5-million venue for sports and entertainment events, with a seating capacity of up to 5,000 people.{{cite news|title=Righetti underdog to Spinks|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 18, 1977|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22559331/righetti_underdog_to_spinks/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Vegas Hilton addition|newspaper=Progress Bulletin|location=Pomona, CA|agency=BW|date=August 28, 1977|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22559381/vegas_hilton_addition/|via=Newspapers.com}} A $23-million expansion added another 644 rooms to the north tower. The general contractor selected to build the expansion was Del E. Webb Corporation. Ground was broken in 1977 and it was completed in 1979.{{cite news|title=March 1 completion due for Hilton tower|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 24, 1979|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21922279/march_1_completion_due_for_hilton_tower/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1975-1978.pdf|title=Webb Spinner 1975-1978|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916022646/https://delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1975-1978.pdf|url-status=dead}}

On the night of February 10, 1981, a major fire occurred at the Hilton. Philip Bruce Cline, a hotel busboy who was under the influence of drugs, set fire to a curtain in an elevator lobby on the eighth floor of the east tower.{{cite news|title=Killer says deadly Hilton blaze in 1981 'wasn't meant to hurt anybody'|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Brian|last=Haynes|date=February 6, 2011|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/killer-says-deadly-hilton-blaze-in-1981-wasnt-meant-to-hurt-anybody/|access-date=2018-07-22}} The fire spread to the exterior of the tower and then traveled up to the top of the building within 25 minutes.{{cite journal|title=A Brief Look at the Hotel Fire Record|first=Jon C.|last=Jones|date=May 1981|journal=Fire Journal|page=44|publisher=National Fire Protection Association|url=https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/News-and-Research/Resources/Fire-Investigations/FIR_1981_2_10_hotel.ashx?la=en|access-date=2018-07-22}} Eight people were killed, and approximately 350 were injured, including 48 firefighters.{{cite journal|title=Investigation Report on the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel Fire|journal=Fire Journal|publisher=National Fire Protection Association|date=January 1982|page=57|url=https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/News-and-Research/Resources/Fire-Investigations/FIR_1981_2_10_hotel2.ashx?la=en|access-date=2018-07-22}} Among the victims treated for smoke inhalation was singer Natalie Cole.{{cite news|title=Natalie Cole's memoir recounts her unforgettable brush with near-death|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Norm|last=Clarke|date=January 2, 2016|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/natalie-coles-memoir-recounts-her-unforgetable-brush-with-near-death/|access-date=2018-07-22}}

The casino and hotel reopened nine days after the fire with 1,000 available rooms.{{cite news|title=Hilton Hotels says Las Vegas Hilton to reopen tomorrow|newspaper=Dow Jones News Service|date=February 18, 1981|url=https://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=dj00000020011126dd2i01pbq&cat=a&ep=ASE|via=Factiva}}{{cite news|title=Hilton gate reopens to eager fans|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Mary Ann|last=Mele|date=February 20, 1981|page=17}} The rest of the rooms were repaired over the following three months, at an estimated cost of $10 million.{{cite news|title=Hilton Hotels sees rise|newspaper=Dow Jones News Service|date=May 7, 1981|url=https://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=dj00000020011126dd5701rv8&cat=a&ep=ASE|via=Factiva}}

Cline was convicted in 1982 of arson and murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.{{cite news|title=Ex-busboy gets 8 life terms in Las Vegas Hilton hotel fire|newspaper=New York Times|agency=AP|date=March 26, 1982|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/26/us/ex-busboy-gets-8-life-terms-in-las-vegas-hilton-hotel-fire.html|access-date=2018-07-22}} Hilton and other companies involved in the hotel paid a $23 million settlement to victims.{{cite news|title=Victims OK settlement in '81 Las Vegas Hilton fire|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|agency=AP|date=October 16, 1985|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-10-16-fi-14953-story.html|access-date=2018-07-22}} The tragedy, in combination with the MGM Grand fire that had occurred months earlier, inspired major changes to Nevada's fire safety regulations.{{cite news|title=MGM Grand fire altered safety standards|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first1=Ed|last1=Koch|first2=Mary|last2=Manning|date=November 18, 2000|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/nov/18/mgm-grand-fire-altered-safety-standards/|access-date=2018-07-22}}{{cite news|title=Ex-lawmaker Neal takes pride in sprinkler law|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first1=Joan|last1=Whitely|first2=Ed|last2=Vogel|date=January 26, 2008|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F11E8BE63383E8B58&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=MGM, Hilton tragedies pushed state to toughen hotel fire codes|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=David|last=Finnigan|date=February 10, 1991|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/259847672/}} {{subscription required|via=ProQuest}}

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Around the end of 1981, another extension to the north tower was completed, adding 391 rooms at a cost of $21 million.{{cite news|title=Hilton expanding|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 30, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22006531/hilton_expanding/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Hilton addition topped off|newspaper=Arizona Republic|date=November 22, 1981|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22006597/hilton_addition_topped_off/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Out of sight|newspaper=The Miami News|date=August 10, 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22006570/out_of_sight/|via=Newspapers.com}} This made the Las Vegas Hilton the largest hotel in the world, with a total of 3,174 rooms.{{cite news|title=In world's largest hotel, 43,583 dirty dishes a day|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|first=Marcia|last=Schnedler|date=April 27, 1986|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB36D009F9C8599&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} (The Rossiya Hotel in Moscow had more rooms, but was not deemed to be a larger hotel by the Guinness Book of World Records because many of its rooms were used as dormitories.){{cite news|title=Biggest hotel in the world: 4,032-room "castle" to open in Las Vegas|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|agency=AP|date=May 28, 1990|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4F26FC8DB3DD8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} It held this title until 1990, when it was surpassed by the Flamingo.

In 1984, the hotel completed construction of the $10-million Hilton Center, a {{convert|70000|sqft|adj=on}} convention and event space at the southwest corner of the property, west of the Hilton Pavilion.{{cite news|title=Hilton to get $10 million expansion|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|agency=UPI|date=September 27, 1983|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22589224/hilton_to_get_10_million_expansion/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Hilton to open new convention-meeting facility|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 7, 1984|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22589169/hilton_to_open_new_conventionmeeting/|via=Newspapers.com}}

In 1986, amid growing popularity of sports betting in Nevada, the Hilton opened its race and sports book, the Superbook, at a cost of $17 million.{{cite news|title=Sports odds: Wanna bet? It's done by the book|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=David|last=Lamb|date=November 20, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-20-mn-15352-story.html|access-date=2018-07-20}}{{cite news|title=Sports world's billion-dollar wheel of fortune: The Nevada sports and race book industry|newspaper=UPI|first=William D.|last=Murray|date=November 2, 1986|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1570A7F04B6DA0F0&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Vegas Hilton sports book|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=December 5, 1986|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22041173/vegas_hilton_sports_book/|via=Newspapers.com}}

In 1991, the Hilton was at the center of the Tailhook scandal, in which numerous United States Navy officers were accused of acts of sexual assault during a convention at the hotel.{{cite news|title=Deepening shame|newspaper=Newsweek|date=August 9, 1992|url=https://www.newsweek.com/deepening-shame-198092|access-date=2018-07-20}} One of the victims, Paula Coughlin, sued the Hilton for providing inadequate security for the convention, and eventually was paid a $5.2 million judgment.{{cite news|title=Verdict against hotel upheld in Tailhook case|newspaper=New York Times|agency=AP|date=May 5, 1997|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/05/us/verdict-against-hotel-upheld-in-tailhook-case.html|access-date=2018-08-20}}{{cite news|title=Sexual harassment survivors talk about the aftermath of going public|newspaper=Fortune|first=Laura|last=Cohn|date=December 15, 2016|url=http://fortune.com/sexual-harrassment-victims-job-aftermath/|access-date=2018-08-20}} The lawsuit led Hilton to successfully lobby for the so-called "Tailhook bill", a state law shielding hotels from liability for injuries to patrons caused by third parties.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Casino liability bill heads for key vote|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|first=Don|last=Cox|date=June 20, 1995|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23018208/casino_liability_bill_heads_for_key_vote/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Governor approves more bills as laws|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Sean|last=Whaley|date=July 7, 1995|id={{ProQuest|259951201}}}} {{subscription required|via=ProQuest}}

|{{cite news|title=Time and courts change corporate contribution charade|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Jane Ann|last=Morrison|date=February 20, 2012|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/jane-ann-morrison/time-and-courts-change-corporate-contribution-charade/|access-date=2018-08-21}}

|{{cite web|title=Summary of Senate Bill 474 (Chapter 691) 1995|publisher=Nevada Legislature|url=http://search.leg.state.nv.us/ResearchBillSummaries/BillSummaries.html|access-date=2018-08-21}}

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The hotel completed a new {{convert|362|feet|adj=on}}, $4-million marquee sign in 1994.{{cite news|title=Cause of Vegas sign's collapse is unknown|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|agency=AP|date=July 20, 1994|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-20-mn-17802-story.html|access-date=2018-07-21}} Later that year, however, it was partially destroyed by a windstorm. The sign was reconstructed in 1997 for $9 million with a reduced height of {{convert|279|feet}}, making it the world's tallest free-standing advertising sign.{{cite news|title=Hilton showroom may be turned into dining area|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Michael|last=Paskevich|date=September 14, 1997|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD38F5F56E5E78A&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite report|title=Form 10-K405: Annual Report|publisher=Park Place Entertainment|page=4|date=March 31, 1999|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1070794/0001047469-99-012932.txt|via=EDGAR}}

In 1994, the hotel entered an arrangement with the Sahara Country Club, which was renamed as the Las Vegas Hilton Country Club.{{cite news|title=Nevada casinos win a record $627 million in July|newspaper=The Press of Atlantic City|first=Elliot S.|last=Krane|date=September 25, 1994|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EAEAB1388DA8540&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} This lasted until 1997, when the course became the Las Vegas National Golf Club.{{cite news|title=New Badlands nine forgiving|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Brian|last=Hilderbrand|date=October 7, 1997|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13270DCDD3180020&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} Hilton attempted to buy the neighboring Las Vegas Country Club the following year, but its $60-million offer was rejected.{{cite news|title=Country club rejects Hilton buy offer|newspaper=Las Vegas Business Press|first=Rob|last=Bhatt|date=August 31, 1998|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=1056773&site=ehost-live}} {{subscription required|via=EBSCOHost}}

In 1995, the Hilton completed a $40-million renovation of its penthouse floor to construct the Sky Villas.{{cite news|title=Courting the heavy hitters|newspaper=Los Angeles Times Magazine|first=Michael J.|last=Goodman|date=February 18, 1996|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-18-tm-39366-story.html|access-date=2018-07-28}}{{cite news|title=Top of the mark|newspaper=Battle Creek Enquirer|agency=Gannett|first=Marco R.|last=Della Cava|date=May 20, 2001|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22286743/top_of_the_mark/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite report|title=Form 10-K: Annual Report|publisher=Hilton Hotels Corp.|date=March 22, 1996|page=6|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/47580/0000912057-96-004987.txt|via=EDGAR}} The hotel also spent $12 million on a new room for baccarat, a favorite game of Asian high rollers.{{cite news|title=Baccarat attracts wealthy players|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|first=Byron|last=Liggett|date=June 4, 1998|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22286504/baccarat_attracts_wealthy_players/|via=Newspapers.com}} The Hilton at the time was one of only four Las Vegas casinos able to compete for the business of the "whales", the top tier of high rollers.

In 1998, Hilton spun off its casino properties, including the Las Vegas Hilton, as Park Place Entertainment.

Hilton's timeshare arm, Hilton Grand Vacations, began construction of a complex at the northeast corner of the property in 1998.{{cite news|title=Gamers impressed by LV timeshare prospects|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=April 21, 1998|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/apr/21/gamers-impressed-by-lv-timeshare-prospects/|access-date=2018-07-15}}{{cite news|title=Gambling mecca on the move|newspaper=Daily News of Los Angeles|first=Natalie|last=Haughton|date=September 20, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EF80B4390E9843A&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} It opened in 1999 with 230 suites.{{cite news|title=Hilton may buy parcel on Strip|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=David|last=Strow|date=May 22, 2000|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/may/22/hilton-may-buy-parcel-on-strip/|access-date=2018-07-15}}

Around 1999, Park Place began seeking a buyer for the Las Vegas Hilton, because the company hoped to concentrate on its properties on the Las Vegas Strip, especially the newly acquired Caesars Palace.{{cite news|title=Silverton owner agrees to buy Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first1=Dave|last1=Berns|first2=Jan|last2=Hogan|date=July 12, 2000|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD3938D59493D36&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} In 2000, Park Place agreed to sell the Hilton to Edward Roski Jr. for $365 million.{{cite news|title=Los Angeles developer plans to transform Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Lisa|last=Snedecker|date=July 12, 2000|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/jul/12/los-angeles-developer-plans-to-transform-las-vegas/|access-date=2018-07-17}} Roski planned to transform the Hilton to shift its focus away from high rollers and toward convention attendees. The deal fell through, however, and the property was locked up in litigation between Park Place and Roski until 2003, when they settled their claims against each other.{{cite news|title=Park Place, developer settle casino dispute|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Rod|last=Smith|date=March 4, 2003|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F99DA72A44DA4BE&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

The Las Vegas Monorail opened in 2004, with one of its stations located at the Hilton.{{cite news|title=Launch is hailed|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Omar|last=Sofradzija|date=July 15, 2004|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F103E013CE3D0A9B8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} The system had been under construction since 2001.{{cite news|title=Strip monorail: Ceremony kicks off project|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Michael|last=Weissenstein|date=August 17, 2001|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD39463CB72F20F&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} Hilton had led the group of hotels that had promulgated the proposal for the monorail as early as 1996.{{cite news|title=City, county officials briefed on private monorail plan|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Steve|last=Sebelius|date=December 19, 1996|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/dec/19/city-county-officials-briefed-on-private-monorail-/|access-date=2018-08-28}}{{cite news|title=From the archives: Next stop, Suckerville!|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Steve|last=Sebelius|date=February 24, 2017|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/steve-sebelius/blog-from-the-archives-next-stop-suckerville/|access-date=2018-08-28}}

In June 2004, Caesars Entertainment (formerly Park Place) sold the Las Vegas Hilton to Colony Capital for $280 million.{{cite news|title=Caesars completes sale of Hilton for $280 million|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Rod|last=Smith|date=June 19, 2004|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1035C36EA393EB84&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} Colony partnered in the purchase with Goldman Sachs, which also lent $200 million of the purchase price.{{cite news|title=The high rollers take on casinos|newspaper=Investment Dealers' Digest|first=Carolyn|last=Sargent|date=November 22, 2004|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F107B5BDB8DE9C756&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite report|title=Form 10-K: Annual Report|publisher=Colony Resorts LVH Acquisitions, LLC|date=March 31, 2005|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282607/000119312505067292/d10k.htm|page=2|via=EDGAR}} In 2005, the Hilton was placed under the banner of Colony's newly formed casino affiliate, Resorts International Holdings, which was headquartered at the property.{{cite news|title=Reorganization approved for Las Vegas Hilton ownership|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Howard|last=Stutz|date=November 18, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10E0690BDCF5D568&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Extreme makeover|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Liz|last=Benston|date=November 7, 2005|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/nov/07/extreme-makeover/|access-date=2018-07-17}}

The Hilton prospered in its first few years under Colony's management, but began losing money in the face of the Great Recession and an oversupply of hotel rooms in Las Vegas.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas Hilton will be run as split operation|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Tim|last=O'Reiley|date=December 14, 2011|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/las-vegas-hilton-will-be-run-as-split-operation/|access-date=2018-07-19}}{{cite news|title=Las Vegas Hilton faces loan default, second-quarter earnings drop|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Chris|last=Sieroty|date=August 10, 2011|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/las-vegas-hilton-faces-loan-default-second-quarter-earnings-drop/|access-date=2018-07-19}} In June 2011, the Hilton began defaulting on payments to Goldman Sachs on the loan. The same month, Hilton Worldwide opted to terminate its franchise agreement with the property, effective at the end of the year, because the facilities had fallen below the standards of the Hilton brand.{{cite news|title=Hilton takes back its name|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Chris|last=Sieroty|date=June 30, 2011|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F138367CE37DCA4D8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Signs of life on the Strip|newspaper=The Press-Enterprise|location=Riverside, CA|first=Bruce|last=Camenga|date=November 18, 2011|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13C5C73504A56078&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

Goldman Sachs issued a foreclosure notice in September 2011.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas Hilton lender files foreclosure notice|newspaper=Vegas Inc.|first=Steve|last=Green|date=September 14, 2011|url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2011/sep/14/las-vegas-hilton-lender-files-foreclosure-notice/|access-date=2018-07-19}} At Goldman's request, a court appointed a receiver to take control of the property.{{cite news|title=Judge signs off on LVH casino takeover|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Steve|last=Green|date=January 10, 2012|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13C320426C4AB308&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=LVH hotel-casino receiver seeks cash for signs, repairs|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Steve|last=Green|date=February 17, 2012|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/17/lvh-hotel-casino-receiver-seeks-cash-signs-repairs/|access-date=2018-07-19}}

On January 3, 2012, the Las Vegas Hilton became the LVH – Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, as the contract to use the Hilton brand ended.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas Hilton will take on its new moniker today|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=January 3, 2012|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13C10D51B5D46D10&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

Colony Capital initially tried to fight against foreclosure of the property,{{cite news|title=Las Vegas Hilton owners get more time in battle for property|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Tim|last=O'Reiley|date=October 20, 2011|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/las-vegas-hilton-owners-get-more-time-in-battle-for-property/|access-date=2018-07-19}} but ultimately concluded that its equity in the LVH was worthless, and agreed to let the foreclosure proceed. Goldman Sachs formed a joint venture with Gramercy Capital to acquire the property.{{cite news|title=Goldman Sachs, partner in deal to buy LVH hotel-casino|newspaper=Vegas Inc.|first=Steve|last=Green|date=August 29, 2012|url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2012/aug/29/goldman-sachs-partner-deal-buy-lvh-hotel-casino/|access-date=2018-07-19}} They bought the property at its foreclosure auction in October 2012, where they were the only bidder.{{cite news|title=LVH hotel-casino in Las Vegas sold at foreclosure auction|newspaper=Vegas Inc|url=http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/oct/31/lvh-hotel-casino-las-vegas-sold-foreclosure-auctio/|date=October 31, 2012|access-date=2012-11-01|first=Steve|last=Green}} The Navegante Group was retained to manage the LVH on their behalf.

In 2013, the LVH affiliated with the Leo Hotel Collection, a network of independent hotels newly created by Red Lion Hotels.{{cite news|title=LVH joins forces with Red Lion to boost hotel occupancy|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Ron|last=Sylvester|date=February 4, 2013|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/feb/04/lvh-joins-forces-red-lion-boost-hotel-occupancy/|access-date=2018-07-19}}{{cite press release|title=Leo Hotel Collection Debuts with the LVH - Las Vegas Hotel & Casino|publisher=Red Lion Hotels Corporation|date=March 5, 2013|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leo-hotel-collection-debuts-with-the-lvh---las-vegas-hotel--casino-195252081.html|via=PR Newswire|access-date=2018-09-05}}

On June 30, 2014, timeshare developer Westgate Resorts bought the LVH from Goldman and Gramercy for a price between $150 and $170 million.{{cite news|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/jun/30/westgate-ready-change-marquee-purchase-lvh-officia/|title=Westgate ready to change marquee as purchase of LVH is official|first=John|last=Katsilometes|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|access-date=2018-07-19}}{{cite press release|title=Westgate Resorts announces the acquisition of the LVH - Las Vegas Hotel & Casino|publisher=Westgate Resorts|date=July 1, 2014|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/westgate-resorts-announces-the-acquisition-of-the-lvh---las-vegas-hotel--casino-265366391.html|via=PR Newswire|access-date=2018-07-19}} Westgate CEO David Siegel was hoisted to the top of the hotel's sign the following day to begin removing the letters "LVH" to make way for the property's new name, Westgate Las Vegas.{{cite news|title=High altitude: New hotel chief removes 'L' from LVH marquee|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Richard N.|last=Velotta|date=July 1, 2014|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/high-altitude-new-hotel-chief-removes-l-from-lvh-marquee/|access-date=2018-07-19}} Siegel stated that the company would spend at least $160 million on renovations, and that it would begin converting hotel rooms into timeshare units.{{cite news|title=At Westgate Las Vegas, David Siegel wants middle Americans to feel like Rockefellers|newspaper=Las Vegas Weekly|first=Brock|last=Radke|date=February 19, 2015|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2015/feb/19/westgate-las-vegas-david-siegel-elvis/|access-date=2018-07-20}} According to Siegel, the timeshare conversion would take 15 to 20 years, and, even after its completion, at least 30 percent of the units would remain available as hotel rooms at any given time.

Westgate retained Paragon Gaming to replace Navegante as the property's manager in 2015.{{cite news|title=Paragon Gaming approved to take over Westgate Las Vegas operations|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Howard|last=Stutz|date=May 28, 2015|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/paragon-gaming-approved-to-take-over-westgate-las-vegas-operations/|access-date=2018-07-15}} In 2020, GVII LLC, a company formed by former gaming regulator Mark Lipparelli, replaced Paragon as the casino manager.{{cite news|title=Ex-gaming board chairman's company to manage Westgate casino|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|author=Richard N. Velotta|date=July 30, 2020|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/ex-gaming-board-chairmans-company-to-manage-westgate-casino-2084578/|access-date=2021-11-28}}{{cite news|title=Management team led by ex-regulator Lipparelli approved to operate casino at Westgate Las Vegas|work=CDC Gaming Reports|author=Howard Stutz|date=July 30, 2020|url=https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/management-team-led-by-ex-regulator-lipparelli-approved-to-operate-casino-at-westgate-las-vegas/|access-date=2021-11-28}}

In 2023,{{cite news |title=2023 left a mark on Las Vegas: Big positives and some intense growing pains |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/2023-left-a-mark-on-las-vegas-big-positives-and-some-intense-growing-pains/ |access-date=6 June 2024 |work=8NewsNow.com}} a tunnel was drilled to the resort for a future Las Vegas Convention Center Loop underground Tesla shuttle service station.{{cite news |title=Las Vegas Loop tunnel reaches Virgin Hotel near UNLV, company announces on X |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-loop-tunnel-reaches-virgin-hotel-near-unlv-company-announces-on-x/ |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=8NewsNow |publisher=Nexstar Media}}

Martin Stern designed the hotel in the International Style of architecture.{{cite book|title=The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream|first=Stefan|last=Al|publisher=The MIT Press|year=2017|pages=112–115|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPpaDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA112|isbn=9780262338226}} Architect Stefan Al described the building's aesthetics as a milestone in the corporatization of Las Vegas: "Characterized by its rectilinear forms and bare surfaces, stripped of ornamentation, this elite form of architecture stood miles away from the Mafia-tainted neon of existing casinos." Architecture critic Alan Hess also noted the simplicity of the International (and the nearby Landmark Hotel) in comparison to older casinos: "As singular, self-contained forms, they showed none of the complexity of the different pieces and sequential additions that made the original Strip visually and urbanistically richer."{{cite book|title=Viva Las Vegas: After Hours Architecture|first=Alan|last=Hess|page=92|publisher=Chronicle Books|year=1993|isbn=081180111X}}

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The Y-shaped plan for the hotel tower was inspired by the UNESCO Headquarters building; it was chosen to maximize the number of rooms that could be fit into a square plot while allowing each room to have a satisfactory view.{{cite book|title=Suburban Xanadu: The Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip and Beyond|first=David G.|last=Schwartz|year=2003|publisher=Psychology Press|page=152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRmeSdUxy5EC&pg=PA152|isbn=9780415935562}} This design was imitated by later Las Vegas hotels such as the Mirage, Mandalay Bay, and Venetian.{{cite web|title=Question of the Day|website=Las Vegas Advisor|first=Anthony|last=Curtis|date=March 30, 2007|url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/2007-03-30/|access-date=2018-10-02}}

The International has been cited as the first Las Vegas "megaresort"{{cite book|title=Sun, Sin & Suburbia: An Essential History of Modern Las Vegas|first=Geoff|last=Schumacher|year=2004|publisher=Stephens Press|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkN4RvLJPOAC&pg=PA77|isbn=9781932173147}}{{cite news|title=Why a gambler, snubbed by GM, folded his hand|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|first=Monica|last=Langley|date=December 2, 2006|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB116502829284638841|access-date=2018-09-25}} {{subscription required}} (though that distinction is often instead credited to the Mirage, opened in 1989).{{cite news|title=How 2020 could remake the Las Vegas Strip|newspaper=Las Vegas Weekly|first=Brock|last=Radke|date=June 14, 2018|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2018/jun/14/how-2020-could-remake-the-las-vegas-strip/|access-date=2018-09-25}}{{cite news|title=Famous Mirage turns 20|newspaper=Honolulu Advertiser|first=Anthony|last=Curtis|date=November 22, 2009|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24045260/famous_mirage_turns_20/|via=Newspapers.com}} It was the first to house all of the hotel's functions in a single large structure, whereas earlier casinos had housed them in separate buildings. The design of the property, along with the next Kerkorian/Stern project, the original MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, had a major influence on the development of the modern casino resort. As gaming historian David G. Schwartz describes it:

{{blockquote|The casino resorts designed by Kerkorian and Stern became the favored models for both the next generation of Strip resorts and the resorts that, after 1978, could be found throughout the United States. When you enter a casino with a sweeping porte cochere, attached parking garage, barn-like casino/entertainment/retail complex, and high-rise hotel towers, you are in a design first realized by Stern and Kerkorian.{{cite book|title=Suburban Xanadu: The Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip and Beyond|first=David G.|last=Schwartz|year=2003|publisher=Psychology Press|page=157|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRmeSdUxy5EC&pg=PA157|isbn=9780415935562}}}}

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The property's main entertainment venue is the 1,607-seat International Theater.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas mayor drops the gloves (and caps) in Stanley Cup wager|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=May 25, 2018|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/las-vegas-mayor-drops-the-gloves-and-caps-in-stanley-cup-wager/|access-date=2018-07-23}} Since 2018, the theater hosts Barry Manilow's residency show, The Hits Come Home.

From the opening of the hotel in 1969, the main showroom was a "star policy" venue,{{cite news|title=The saga of the MGM Mirage entertainment scene|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Joe|last=Delaney|date=January 17, 2002|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/jan/17/columnist-joe-delaney-the-saga-of-the-mgm-mirage-e/|access-date=2018-10-17}} meaning that popular musical artists and comedians were booked to perform for two to four weeks at a time.{{cite book|title=Played Out on the Strip: The Rise and Fall of Las Vegas Casino Bands|first=Janis L.|last=McKay|page=39|publisher=University of Nevada Press|isbn=978-0874179996|date=April 12, 2016}} The typical schedule comprised two shows per night: a dinner show at 8{{nbsp}}pm and a cocktail show at midnight.{{ubl

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One of the most famous engagements at the hotel was that of singer and pianist Liberace.{{cite news|title=Westgate Resorts buys former Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|agency=AP|first=Michelle|last=Rindels|date=July 1, 2014|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=58137454&itype=CMSID|access-date=2018-07-30}} A longtime mainstay of Las Vegas showrooms, Liberace debuted at the Hilton in 1972,{{cite news|title=Liberace opens at Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=The Van Nuys News|first=Gloria|last=Marshall|date=June 23, 1972|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22354116/liberace_opens_at_las_vegas_hilton/|via=Newspapers.com}} and began appearing regularly in 1973.{{cite news|title=Grand Hotel: Looking back at the glory of MGM|newspaper=Arizona Republic|first=Joyce|last=haber|agency=Los Angeles Times|date=November 25, 1973|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22354247/grand_hotel_looking_back_at_the_glory/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Diana Ross returns to Caesars|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|date=June 7, 1973|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22354300/diana_ross_returns_to_caesars/|via=Newspapers.com}} He performed in the showroom for as many as 17 weeks out of the year, earning as much as $175,000 per week.{{cite news|title=Liberace in 'Leapin' Lizards' special|newspaper=Kingsport Times-News|agency=UPI|date=January 29, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22354364/liberace_in_leapin_lizards_special/|via=Newspapers.com}} Liberace's shows were known for his flamboyant costumes and for his being driven onstage in a Rolls-Royce limousine.{{cite news|title=Liberace sends his love|newspaper=The Desert Sun|location=Palm Springs, CA|date=January 20, 1979|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22354459/liberace_sends_his_love/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=It's all wunnerful for Liberace|newspaper=Rolling Stone|first=Michael|last=Segell|date=October 1, 1981|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/its-all-wunnerful-for-liberace-66540/|access-date=2018-07-30}} He appeared at the Hilton as late as 1982.{{cite news|title=The Liberace Show to play the LV Hilton|newspaper=Arizona Republic|first=Steven|last=McCann|date=June 13, 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22361085/the_liberace_show_to_play_the_lv_hilton/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Las Vegas|newspaper=San Bernardino County Sun|date=June 25, 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22355091/las_vegas/|via=Newspapers.com}} Hilton chairman Barron Hilton remembered Liberace as "one of the most popular entertainers ever to grace the stage of the Las Vegas Hilton showroom."{{cite news|title=Liberace: Friends affectionately recall the flashy pianist|newspaper=Santa Maria Times|agency=AP|date=February 5, 1987|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22360789/liberace_friends_affectionately_recall/|via=Newspapers.com}}

In 1982, the production show Bal du Moulin Rouge opened in the theater, featuring a cast of acrobats, dancers, and variety acts.{{cite news|title=Cosby/Sayer appear at the Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Arizona Republic|date=July 25, 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22832817/cosbysayer_appear_at_the_las_vegas/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title='Bal du Moulin Rouge' staged at Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 12, 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22832868/bal_du_moulin_rouge_staged_at_vegas/|via=Newspapers.com}} The show centered around a 45-minute slot for a headline performer, which was filled at times by Suzanne Somers, Charo, and others.{{cite news|title=Former Olympic skater puts icing on Trump's entertainment cake|newspaper=Central New Jersey Home News|first=David|last=Spatz|date=January 24, 1986|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22833073/former_olympic_skater_puts_icing_on/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Top performers avoiding Vegas|newspaper=United Press International|first=David|last=Kelley|date=November 6, 1983|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/11/06/Top-performers-avoiding-Vegas/8373436942800/|access-date=2018-08-15}} Shifting to a production show was intended to reduce the Hilton's entertainment costs by avoiding the need to book bigger stars, whose salaries had been spiraling ever higher.{{cite news|title=Trump surrounds stars with revues, specialty acts|newspaper=Central New Jersey Home News|first=David|last=Spatz|date=April 4, 1986|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22835359/trump_surrounds_stars_with_revues/|via=Newspapers.com}} The show closed in 1986, and the theater returned to star policy.{{cite news|title=Murphy, Cosby and Dangerfield sign up for hotel performances|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 27, 1986|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22833500/murphy_cosby_and_dangerfield_sign_up/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Davis, Lewis bring star power back to Vegas|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Dennis|last=Hunt|date=March 17, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-17-ca-12327-story.html|access-date=2018-08-15}}

Singer Wayne Newton, another longtime Las Vegas star, headlined the Hilton showroom from 1987 to 1993.{{cite news|title=Singer Wayne Newton signs long-term pact with Hilton|newspaper=UPI NewsTrack|date=January 7, 1987|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F156B5F3EA6716288&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} By the end of his run, he was performing there twenty weeks out of the year, and was described as the highest-paid entertainer on the Las Vegas Strip.{{cite news|title=Wayne Newton is reorganizing finances and life|newspaper=Miami Herald|first=Ron|last=Ishoy|date=March 8, 1993|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4CCBBF1168CED&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Mr. Las Vegas to revisit Orpheum|newspaper=Omaha World-Herald|date=June 21, 1992|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12DF073A6ECBE390&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Newton's debts put at $20 million|newspaper=Buffalo News|date=August 18, 1992|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EAF96381C1339F5&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} Newton's shows were known for beginning with him descending onto the stage in a spaceship amid a laser show.{{cite news|title=Newton turns Las Vegas Hilton into Heartbreak Hotel|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|first=Joe Bob|last=Briggs|date=December 29, 1989|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1989/12/29/newton-turns-las-vegas-hilton-into-heartbreak-hotel/|access-date=2018-08-03}}{{cite news|title=What does Wayne Newton mean?|newspaper=Spy|first=Lisa|last=Birnbach|date=Feb 1992|pages=42–51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qnVC8yS4N_AC&pg=PA43}}{{cite news|title=Miss USA fails to break jinx|newspaper=Wichita Eagle|first=Bob|last=Curtright|date=May 18, 1991|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EADB45A413EA29D&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} He made over 950 performances in total.{{cite news|title=Vegas finds tourists seek more than gaming|newspaper=The Advocate|location=Baton Rouge, LA|first=Cynthia V.|last=Campbell|date=July 11, 1993|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4775450BD02FF&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

In 1993, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Starlight Express opened in the main theater. The Hilton Showroom was renamed as the Hilton Theatre, and underwent a $12-million renovation to add bridges and embankments to accommodate the show, which features performers on roller skates.{{cite news|title='Starlight Express' on track at Las Vegas Hilton Theatre|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 9, 1994|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22165019/starlight_express_on_track_at_las/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Riders must settle for effects and action, not plot, in Starlight Express|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Michael|last=Paskevich|date=January 31, 1997|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD38E0F230B55E5&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} The opening of the show was cited as part of a trend in Las Vegas toward family-friendly attractions and away from individual headliner acts.{{cite news|title=Vegas gambles on 'Starlight Express'|newspaper=Rocky Mountain News|location=Denver, CO|date=September 19, 1993|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4DD21D823720A&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Las Vegas moving toward more family fun|newspaper=The Press-Tribune|location=Roseville, CA|first=David|last=Richie|date=November 19, 1993|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22165353/las_vegas_moving_toward_more_family_fun/|via=Newspapers.com}} The show was signed to a five-year contract, but closed early in 1997 amid lagging ticket sales.{{cite news|title=Webber show prepares to roll into the sunset|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Michael|last=Paskevich|date=June 15, 1997|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD38E6DAFD8518D&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Brett's Vegas View|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=December 7, 1997|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22165535/bretts_vegas_view/|via=Newspapers.com}} The hotel then adopted a "limited star policy" for the theater, booking headline acts for runs of less than a week at a time.{{cite news|title=Re-defining entertainment at the Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Business Press|first=Sherri|last=Cruz|date=August 25, 1997|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/199232006/}} {{subscription required|via=ProQuest}}

In the early 2000s, the theater kept a rotating stable of headliners who each performed for ten weeks out of the year, including at times The Commodores, The Righteous Brothers, Sheena Easton, The Fab Four, Engelbert Humperdinck, and The Smothers Brothers.{{cite news|title=Ventriloquist tries his luck at Golden Nugget|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=December 24, 2002|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F8274275916788B&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Amazing Johnathan hopes to head back to Golden Nugget|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=December 9, 2003|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FF5CF60EF65B457&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Changing of guard at Las Vegas Hilton leaves showroom in flux|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=July 15, 2004|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F103E01400D36627B&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

Manilow began an extended run at the Hilton in 2005.{{cite news|title=Manilow basks in the limelight|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Norm|last=Clarke|date=February 26, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1088CE1206DB516B&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} His engagement was an early example of the trend of major recording artists establishing residency shows in Las Vegas, which was begun by Celine Dion at Caesars Palace in 2003.{{cite news|title=Sin City shows get hot again|newspaper=Orange County Register|first=Ben|last=Wener|date=March 13, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F108EECFF4B62081F&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title='A New Day': Vegas gamble pays off for Celine Dion|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|first=Miriam|last=Di Nunzio|date=March 20, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10914305D1838DA7&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} His show began as Manilow: Music and Passion, and was then revamped in 2008 as Ultimate Manilow: The Hits.{{cite news|title=Here's to Las Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=February 25, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1088CE1248A552C1&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Manilow show gets update, and this time it's 'ultimate'|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Joe|last=Brown|date=October 1, 2008|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1326EFF9470178E8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} The show ended in 2009.{{cite news|title=Eyewitness at 4 (transcript)|newspaper=KLAS-TV|date=December 30, 2009|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12CF0FB7DAD5A8D0&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}} In November 2018, Paula Abdul revealed she was initially offered to do a show in the International Theater in 2005 but felt she wasn't the right artist to perform in it as it was “so special and magical”, so she told Hilton Hotels to offer it to Manilow.{{cite web | title=Paula Abdul talks Vegas connections, 'Forever Your Girl' and more | website=Las Vegas Weekly | date=2018-11-08 | url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2018/nov/08/paula-abdul-talks-vegas-connections-and-more/ | access-date=2022-09-15}}

During the summer of 2006, Reba McEntire performed her residency show, Reba: Key to the Heart, which ran for five non-consecutive weeks.[http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/arts_life/story.html?id=062d95b3-b558-4378-8a21-36a8b3349ee7 http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/arts_life/story.html?id=062d95b3-b558-4378-8a21-36a8b3349ee7] canada'com

File:American TV Game Show Hall of Fame (logo).jpgThe $250,000 Game Show Spectacular ran from October 2007 to April 2008. The show rotated through three hosts: creator Bob Eubanks, Chuck Woolery, and Jamie Farr.{{cite web|title=R.I.P. $250,000 Game Show Spectacular|url=http://thestrippodcast.blogspot.com/2008/04/rip-250000-game-show-spectacular.html|last=Freiss|first=Steve|date=2008-04-30|access-date=2019-06-05|website=Vegas Happens Here}} A temporary "American TV Game Show Hall of Fame" opened and closed on site in conjunction with the show,{{cite news|title=Game shows get hall of fame|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-oct-11-wk-quick11.s5-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=2007-10-11|access-date=2019-06-05 }} inducting Peter Marshall, Hugh Downs, Wink Martindale, and Monty Hall. The concept was originated by entertainment publicist Jerry Digney. The logo was designed by Dan Acree.

Recent long-running shows in the theater include the classic rock tribute show Raiding the Rock Vault, from 2013 to 2014,{{cite news|title='Rock Vault' closes abruptly at Westgate after Tropicana raids it|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=September 24, 2014|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/rock-vault-closes-abruptly-at-westgate-after-tropicana-raids-it/|access-date=2018-08-16}} and the Prince tribute show Purple Reign, from 2016 to 2017.{{cite news|title=Purple Reign's departure has International impact|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=October 13, 2017|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/purple-reigns-departure-has-international-impact/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

Smaller shows are hosted in the 400-seat Westgate Cabaret.{{cite news|title=He's back: Comedian George Wallace has returned to Las Vegas|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Jay|last=Jones|date=June 8, 2018|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-las-vegas-comedian-george-wallace-to-return-20180606-story.html|access-date=2018-07-23}} This venue hosts magician Jen Kramer (since 2018),{{ubl

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}} Motown tribute act Soul of Motown (since 2019),{{cite news|title='Soul of Motown' opens new residency at Westgate Las Vegas|work=KSNV-TV|date=December 3, 2019|url=https://news3lv.com/news/videos/soul-of-motown-opens-new-residency-at-westgate-las-vegas|access-date=2021-11-28}} and the comedy night Comedy Cabaret (since 2023).{{cite news|title=Carrot Top's Tahoe adventure: 'The craziest tour ever'|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|author=John Katsilometes|date=January 19, 2023|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/carrot-tops-tahoe-adventure-the-craziest-tour-ever-2714974/|accessdate=2023-04-05}}

Starting in the 1990s, the venue was known as The NightClub.{{cite news|title=Retro-cool rooms nod to vintage Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=June 8, 2013|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/retro-cool-rooms-nod-to-vintage-vegas/|access-date=2018-08-06}} Combining elements of a dance club and a traditional Las Vegas lounge, it helped pave the way for dance clubs to open in many Las Vegas casinos.{{cite news|title=Dance fever|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=January 9, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD38FA1D676B92D&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

The NightClub was renamed as the Shimmer Cabaret in 2004 when the Hilton came under the ownership of Colony Capital.{{cite news|title=New ownership, new look|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Phil|last=Hevener|date=July 6, 2004|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F103B09C9F33252E5&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Brenner makes change at LV Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=September 17, 2004|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/sep/17/brenner-makes-change-at-lv-hilton/|access-date=2018-08-06}} Long-running acts at the Shimmer Cabaret included comedian David Brenner (2004–05),{{ubl

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musical comedies Menopause the Musical (2006–09){{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Musical aims to change lives|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Jerry|last=Fink|date=January 30, 2006|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/jan/30/musical-aims-to-change-lives/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Here's a hot flash|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Jerry|last=Fink|date=February 27, 2006|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/feb/27/heres-a-hot-flash/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Scintas, 'Menopause' ending runs at Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=February 11, 2009|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb/11/scintas-menopause-ending-runs-hilton/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title='Menopause The Musical' and 'Voices of a Generation'|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=June 26, 2009|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/menopause-the-musical-and-voices-of-a-generation/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}}

and Nunsense (2010–13),{{ubl

|{{cite news|title='Nunsense' gets performers back in habit|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=September 15, 2010|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/nunsense-gets-performers-back-in-habit/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Nunsense|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=October 7, 2010|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/nunsense/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Maybe handstands can't get you hired|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=October 9, 2013|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/maybe-handstands-cant-get-you-hired/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}}

show band The Scintas (2007–09),{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Scintas bringing new material to Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=September 20, 2007|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/scintas-bringing-new-material-to-hilton/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Laugh Out Loud with The Scintas|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=October 19, 2007|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/laugh-out-loud-with-the-scintas/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Scintas, 'Menopause' ending runs at Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=February 11, 2009|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb/11/scintas-menopause-ending-runs-hilton/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Voices|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=May 29, 2009|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/voices/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}}

singer Lani Misalucha (2009–10),{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Star-crossed Turner gives Vegas one more shot at the Hilton's Shimmer Cabaret|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=April 24, 2009|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2009/apr/24/star-crossed-turner-gives-vegas-one-more-shot/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Construction may keep tourists away|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=September 24, 2009|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12AF259EAFC723E0&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=New theater to showcase independent films|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Carol|last=Cling|date=May 13, 2010|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12FB4A1B0AF71930&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=In summoning a new star, did Fantasy cross Bridges?|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=July 23, 2010|url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2010/jul/23/summoning-new-star-did-emfantasyem-cross-bridges/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}}

topless revue Sin City Bad Girls (2009–10),{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Sin City Bad Girls come to the Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Examiner|first=Jennifer|last=Prosser|date=April 12, 2009|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1341FDC2A6DB6340&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Sin City Bad Girls|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=May 8, 2009|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/sin-city-bad-girls/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=In summoning a new star, did Fantasy cross Bridges?|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=July 23, 2010|url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2010/jul/23/summoning-new-star-did-emfantasyem-cross-bridges/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}}

impressionists Greg London (2011–12){{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Strip Scribbles: Brangelina, Jackie Chan celebrate Chinese New Year at Madame Tussauds|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Robin|last=Leach|date=January 31, 2011|url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2011/jan/31/strip-scribbles-brangelina-jackie-chan-celebrate-c/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Greg London's 'Impressions That Rock!' puts fresh spin on imitations|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=March 11, 2011|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/greg-londons-impressions-that-rock-puts-fresh-spin-on-imitations/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Unleashing laughter for furry friends|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=February 16, 2012|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/unleashing-laughter-for-furry-friends/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Jeff Tracta, Rich Little, Jonathan Clark and a few words about impressionists|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=May 23, 2012|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2012/may/23/trachta-little-clark-and-few-words-about-impressio/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

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and Rich Little (2012–13),{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Shows by Murray Sawchuck and Rich Little debut tonight in Las Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Robin|last=Leach|date=April 30, 2012|url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2012/apr/30/shows-murray-sawchuck-and-rich-little-debut-tonigh/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Stewart focus helps, but Little wise to keep working on his show|newspaper=Las Veas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=June 1, 2012|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13F3231414250B20&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Who would play Oscar Goodman in the musical? How about Clint Holmes?|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=June 13, 2013|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2013/jun/13/who-would-play-oscar-goodman-musical-how-about-cli/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}}

a Rat Pack tribute show led by Sandy Hackett (2011–13),{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Strip Scribbles: Soap opera makes way for Mario Batali TV series|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Robin|last=Leach|date=August 9, 2011|url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2011/aug/09/strip-scribbles-soap-opera-makes-way-mario-batali-/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Empty spaces filled by shows on Strip|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=April 19, 2012|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/empty-spaces-filled-by-shows-on-strip/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Who would play Oscar Goodman in the musical? How about Clint Holmes?|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=June 13, 2013|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2013/jun/13/who-would-play-oscar-goodman-musical-how-about-cli/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}}

Purple Reign (2014–16),

and the "Icons of Comedy" series (2011–12), featuring comedians such as Gilbert Gottfried and Hal Sparks.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Strip Scribbles: Andre Agassi to be inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Robin|last=Leach|date=January 19, 2011|url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2011/jan/19/strip-scribbles-andre-agassi-be-inducted-tennis-ha/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Producer mixing up 'Icons of Comedy'|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=January 20, 2011|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/producer-mixing-up-icons-of-comedy/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Hotel changing more than its name|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=January 12, 2012|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/hotel-changing-more-than-its-name/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Unleashing laughter for furry friends|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=February 16, 2012|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/unleashing-laughter-for-furry-friends/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}}

In 2015, after the hotel was purchased by Westgate, the room was given its current name.{{cite news|title=Famed Westgate venue shimmers with history; 'Duck' director drives Lincoln musical|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=March 29, 2015|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/mar/29/famed-westgate-venue-shimmers-history-duck-directo/|access-date=2018-08-06}}{{cite news|title=Suzanne Somers sizzles; 'Alice' at Vinyl in benefit; Michael Grimm also turning up at HRH|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=May 19, 2015|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/may/19/alice-sashays-back-vinyl-benefit-show-michael-grim/|access-date=2018-08-06}} Previous productions and headliners at the Westgate Cabaret include the adult revue Sexxy (2015–21),{{cite news|title=A 'Sexxy' sendoff: Topless show spun to 1,000 performances at Westgate|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|author=John Katsilometes|date=October 21, 2021|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/a-sexxy-sendoff-topless-show-spun-to-1000-performances-at-westgate-2463892/|access-date=2021-11-28}} funk band Cameo{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Monday By the Numbers: USA Sevens, Cameo, more Chazz Palminteri|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=March 7, 2016|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2016/mar/07/monday-by-the-numbers-usa-sevens-cameo-and-more-pa/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Preview: Cameo is ready to bring the P-Funk to Westgate|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Robin|last=Leach|date=March 23, 2016|url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/mar/23/preview-cameo-is-ready-to-bring-p-funk-westgate-/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Wynn dunks Crackers in sports book expansion; no more Cameo at Westgate|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=March 16, 2017|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/wynn-dunks-crackers-in-sports-book-expansion-no-more-cameo-at-westgate/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}} and comedian Vinnie Favorito,{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Controversial comedian Favorito finds that popularity buys second chances|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=September 4, 2016|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/controversial-comedian-favorito-finds-that-popularity-buys-second-chances/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Old school-style comedian Vinnie Favorito finds a permanent Las Vegas home at Westgate|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=F. Andrew|last=Taylor|date=September 22, 2016|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/downtown/old-school-style-comedian-vinnie-favorito-finds-a-permanent-las-vegas-home-at-westgate/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

|{{cite news|title=Rodriguez, Wilkinson set to leave, but 'Sex' will go on at Paris|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=November 17, 2017|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/rodriguez-wilkinson-set-to-leave-but-sex-will-go-on-at-paris/|access-date=2018-08-13}}

}} (both 2016–17), comedian George Wallace (2018–21), and rock band The Bronx Wanderers (2021–22){{ubl|{{cite news|title=Vegas family act Bronx Wanderers start anew at Westgate|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|author=John Katsilometes|date=October 28, 2021|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/vegas-family-act-bronx-wanderers-start-anew-at-westgate-2468227/|access-date=2021-11-28}}|{{cite news|title=Gwen Stefani, Bronx Wanderers, Mr. Piffles and more Las Vegas showbiz news|work=Las Vegas Sun|author=Brock Radke|date=November 16, 2022|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/nov/16/gwen-stefani-bronx-wanderers-mr-piffles-and-more-/|access-date=2023-04-05}}}}

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{{Main|Star Trek: The Experience}}

In January 1998, Star Trek: The Experience opened, featuring a motion simulator ride, a museum, and Quark's Bar.{{cite news|title=Hilton's Star Trek takes maiden voyage|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Lisa|last=Snedeker|date=January 5, 1998|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/jan/05/hiltons-star-trek-takes-maiden-voyage/|access-date=2018-08-19}} A portion of the casino floor was transformed into the SpaceQuest Casino, a space-themed casino complete with high-tech table games, which served as the gateway to the Experience.{{cite news|title=Casino is out of this world|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=November 14, 1997|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13270DD72C74D048&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Trek to Vegas: Intergalactic attraction inspired by outer space classic|newspaper=The Daily Breeze|location=Torrance, CA|first=Jim|last=Farber|date=January 8, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1125B3A70FBCFDE0&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

In March 2004, a new Borg Invasion 4D ride was added.{{cite news|title=VegasBeat — Timothy McDarrah: Palms performs a popular impression|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=March 18, 2004|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/mar/18/vegasbeat----timothy-mcdarrah-palms-performs-a-pop/|access-date=2018-08-19}}{{cite news|title=New Star Trek attraction blasts off|newspaper=Las Vegas Business Press|first=Barbara|last=Scherzer|date=March 19, 2004|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12461084913866C8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

The attraction closed in September 2008, after the operator, Cedar Fair, could not agree on terms for a renewed lease with the Hilton.{{cite news|title=All good things must come to an end: last call at Quark's Bar|newspaper=Henderson View|first=F. Andrew|last=Taylor|date=September 9, 2008|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1248C783B6C2CC80&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Trekkies head for Vegas for one last Experience|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|first=Oskar|last=Garcia|agency=AP|date=August 30, 2008|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1233B1D652E5E018&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

Elvis Presley was signed for a four-week engagement in 1969 as the second performer to appear in the International's showroom, following Barbra Streisand.{{cite news|title=Elvis: The Vegas Years|newspaper=Nevada Magazine|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=January–February 1995|url=http://nevadamagazine.com/home/archives/elvis-the-vegas-years/|access-date=2018-07-27|archive-date=July 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729031628/http://nevadamagazine.com/home/archives/elvis-the-vegas-years/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Vegas hotel signs Presley|newspaper=Fort Lauderdale News|agency=AP|date=February 27, 1969|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22254590/vegas_hotel_signs_presley/|via=Newspapers.com}} It would be his first public stage appearance in eight years. Presley's first show proved so popular that the hotel immediately signed him to a five-year contract for two month-long engagements per year.{{cite book|title=Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times|first1=Glen|last1=Jeansonne|first2=David|last2=Luhrssen|first3=Dan|last3=Sokolovic|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2011|page=184|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kUXPpQAhsCkC&pg=PA184|isbn=9780313359040}}{{cite news|title=Elvis has yet to leave the building|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Mary|last=Manning|date=May 15, 2008|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/may/15/elvis-has-yet-leave-building/|access-date=2018-07-27}} He would go on to perform a total of 636 shows at the hotel from 1969 to 1976, with every show sold out.{{cite news|title=Was number of Elvis' consecutive sold-out shows in Las Vegas 636 or 837?|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=April 26, 2015|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/apr/26/was-number-elvis-consecutive-sold-out-shows-vegas-/|access-date=2018-07-27}} Presley's run of performances at the Hilton was cut short by his death in August 1977.

During his engagements at the hotel, Presley famously resided in the {{convert|5000|sqft|adj=on}} Imperial Suite on the 30th floor.{{cite news|title=A room at the top – and Elvis lived in it|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|first=Bob|last=Greene|date=August 13, 1989|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/08/13/a-room-at-the-top-and-elvis-lived-in-it/|access-date=2018-07-27}}{{cite news|title=Elvis fed needs for shelter, escape in Las Vegas suite|newspaper=Springfield Leader and Press|first=Albert|last=Goldman|date=January 4, 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22257155/elvis_fed_needs_for_shelter_escape_in/|via=Newspapers.com}} Years after his death, the suite was renamed as the Elvis Presley Suite.{{cite news|title=Career provides a lifetime worth of Elvis memories|newspaper=Rocky Mountain News|location=Denver, CO|first=Lynn|last=Bronikowski|date=August 16, 1992|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4DAFC6F7B0214&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=All the King's men remember the reign of Elvis|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Lisa|last=Ferguson|date=August 15, 1997|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/aug/15/all-the-kings-men-remember-the-reign-of-elvis/|access-date=2018-07-27}} It was demolished in 1994 to make way for the Sky Villas.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas through the ages: A timeline|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 18, 1999|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-18-ca-57100-story.html|access-date=2018-07-27}}

Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, lived at the Hilton for several years after Presley's death, and was a fixture at the hotel as an entertainment consultant for much of the remainder of his life.{{cite book|title=The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley|first=Alanna|last=Nash|year=2008|publisher=Simon and Schuster|pages=328–29|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TqMN4YzS8GYC&pg=PA328|isbn=9781439136959}}{{cite news|title=Col. Parker active until death at 87|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first1=Art|last1=Nadler|first2=Ed|last2=Koch|date=January 22, 1997|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/jan/22/col-parker-active-until-death-at-87/|access-date=2018-07-28}}{{cite book|title=Being Elvis: A Lonely Life|first=Ray|last=Connolly|year=2017|publisher=Liveright Publishing|page=368|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DVN8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT368|isbn=9781631492815}}

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The hotel has recognized and capitalized on Presley's legacy in assorted ways through the years. A year after his death, a bronze statue of Presley was unveiled at the hotel;{{cite news|title=Elvis statue draws fans|newspaper=The Tennessean|agency=AP|date=September 9, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22255680/elvis_statue_draws_fans/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Elvis immortalized in bronze|newspaper=The Dispatch|location=Moline, IL|agency=UPI|date=September 13, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22255723/elvis_immortalized_in_bronze/|via=Newspapers.com}} it has since occupied various spots around the property.{{cite news|title=Elvis Presley impersonator recreates The King's famous concerts at Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Life Examiner|first=Trina|last=Yannicos|date=July 20, 2010|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13428B37D048A7C8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite book|title=Suburban Xanadu: The Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip and Beyond|first=David G.|last=Schwartz|year=2003|publisher=Psychology Press|pages=158–59|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRmeSdUxy5EC&pg=PA158|isbn=9780415935562}} Various festivals and conventions for Elvis fans and impersonators have been held at the hotel.{{cite news|title=Elvis fans are 'all shook up' over commercialism|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|agency=Los Angeles Times|date=September 10, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22255994/elvis_fans_are_all_shook_up_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Las Vegas Hilton hosts Elvis tribute|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 9, 1987|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22255826/las_vegas_hilton_hosts_elvis_tribute/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Elvis Presley Festival returns to Vegas this summer at legendary Hilton hotel|newspaper=Entertainment Examiner|date=June 21, 2011|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1380BB7374E2CD98&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Weekend best bets|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Andrea|last=Domanick|date=July 11, 2013|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/11/weekend-best-bets-nba-widespread-panic-elvis-festi/|access-date=2018-07-27}}{{Excessive citations inline|date=January 2023}}

Elvis: An American Musical, a multimedia production incorporating archival footage with live songs and re-enactments, premiered at the Hilton showroom in 1988, where it ran for two months before going on a national tour.{{cite news|title=Reviving Elvis: His life, times splash onto stage in hype-ridden Vegas spectacular|first=Dave|last=O'Brian|date=July 4, 1988|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB72E2C06033E0B&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=The Elvis revue and the art of the deal|newspaper=New York Times|first=David A.|last=Kaplan|date=June 4, 1989|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/04/theater/music-elvis-revue-art-deal-photos-johnny-seaton-elvis-rockin-remembrance-pg-21.html|access-date=2018-07-25}} Elvis impersonator Trent Carlini performed at the Hilton in various runs, both on the main stage and in the cabaret, from 2000 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2015.{{cite news|title=Carlini salutes Elvis at Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Doug|last=Elfman|date=August 15, 2000|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD3939CCE98B5B3&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Another girlie show bites the dust as 'Cover Girls' closes|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=November 16, 2006|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1157655773C97A10&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Pussycat Dolls plan to use extra lives|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=March 11, 2010|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/pussycat-dolls-plan-to-use-extra-lives/|access-date=2018-07-24}}{{cite news|title=Hilton shaking up its shows|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=July 22, 2010|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13125A4F344950A0&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=No Elvis show at Elvis' old hotel|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=February 16, 2015|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/feb/16/no-elvis-show-old-hotel-shades-booked-ever-challen/|access-date=2018-07-24}}{{Excessive citations inline|date=January 2023}}

"Elvis: The Exhibition" opened at the Westgate in April 2015 in the former Star Trek attraction space.{{cite news|title=Westgate welcomes back Elvis in form of exhibit|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=F. Andrew|last=Taylor|date=August 16, 2015|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/westgate-welcomes-back-elvis-in-form-of-exhibit/|access-date=2018-07-25}} The exhibit, developed in association with Elvis Presley Enterprises, featured {{convert|28000|sqft}} of artifacts and memorabilia from the singer's life.{{cite news|title=Priscilla Presley ready to return Elvis — for real — to Las Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=April 21, 2015|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/apr/21/priscilla-presley-ready-return-elvis-real-las-vega/|access-date=2018-07-25}} In conjunction with the opening of the exhibit, the hotel's theater was renamed as the Elvis Presley International Showroom, and was set to feature rotating shows inspired by Presley, starting with The Elvis Experience.{{cite news|title=Elvis Presley Graceland exhibit coming to Las Vegas|newspaper=Rolling Stone|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=February 28, 2015|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/elvis-presley-graceland-exhibit-coming-to-las-vegas-50360/|access-date=2018-07-25}} The show fared poorly in its two-month run, however, and the plans for further shows did not materialize.{{cite news|title=Elvis exhibits in need of a makeover|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=March 6, 2016|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2016/mar/06/elvis-exhibits-in-need-of-a-makeover/|access-date=2018-07-25}}{{cite news|title=Sean & John back in the saddle with Steven Tyler; Elvis residency in Las Vegas still a possibility|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=August 5, 2015|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/aug/05/sean-john-back-saddle-steven-tyler-elvis-residency/|access-date=2018-07-25}} The exhibition closed suddenly in February 2016, leading to a protracted legal dispute.{{cite news|title=Elvis Presley Estate wants memorabilia at Westgate returned to Graceland|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Robin|last=Leach|date=March 1, 2016|url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/mar/01/elvis-presley-estate-wants-memorabilia-westgate-re/|access-date=2018-07-25}}{{cite news|title=Elvis fans celebrate the legend's 83rd birthday|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=January 7, 2018|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/elvis-fans-celebrate-the-legends-83rd-birthday/|access-date=2018-07-25}}

In 2016, the Westgate successfully petitioned to rename the street leading from the hotel to Las Vegas Boulevard as Elvis Presley Boulevard.{{cite news|title=Finally, Elvis honored with a street name|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Thomas|last=Moore|date=January 11, 2017|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/jan/11/finally-elvis-honored-with-a-street-name/|access-date=2018-07-25}}

• Ann-Margret – When You're Smiling, a 1973 NBC television special starring actress and singer Ann-Margret, was recorded mainly in the Hilton showroom.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=The show goes on for Ann-Margret|newspaper=Progress Bulletin|location=Pomona, CA|date=April 1, 1973|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22866785/the_show_goes_on_for_annmargret/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Elvis belts out old songs|newspaper=Arizona Republic|first=Jack|last=Swanson|date=April 4, 1973|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22866684/elvis_belts_out_old_songs/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Ann-Margret's back... on top|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=September 9, 1977|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22866726/annmargrets_back_on_top/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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• Perry Como, Las Vegas Style, a 1976 NBC special starring singer Perry Como, was recorded at the Hilton.{{cite news|title=Despite rumors, Bert Parks will host Miss America pageant again|newspaper=San Bernardino County Sun|first=Paul|last=Henniger|date=August 30, 1976|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22406681/despite_rumors_bert_parks_will_host/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Como style still relaxed amid Vegas razzle-dazzle|newspaper=Statesman Journal|location=Salem, OR|date=September 5, 1976|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22406702/como_style_still_relaxed_amid_vegas/|via=Newspapers.com}}
• The game show Let's Make a Deal filmed its 1976–77 season in the Hilton showroom.{{cite news|title=Monday List: 40 at 40, a look at the Las Vegas Hilton on a landmark anniversary|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=July 6, 2009|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2009/jul/06/monday-list-40-40-look-las-vegas-hilton-landmark-a/|access-date=2018-07-29}}{{cite news|title=Summer season not over; Gleason returning to TV|newspaper=Fort Lauderdale News|first=Bob|last=Keaton|date=July 31, 1976|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22317761/summer_season_not_over_gleason/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Friday briefing: People|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=December 24, 1976|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22317797/friday_briefing_people/|via=Newspapers.com}}
• The Mrs. America Pageant was televised from the hotel annually from 1977 to 1983,{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=New Mrs. America not typical of old|newspaper=The Independent|location=Long Beach, CA|first=Dianne|last=Smith|date=April 28, 1977|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22404281/new_mrs_america_not_typical_of_old/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Alaskan beauty is Mrs. America|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|agency=AP|date=April 16, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22404324/alaskan_beauty_is_mrs_america/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Hubby nudged her into beauty pageant|newspaper=Central New Jersey Home News|first=Pat Garrison|last=Quinn|date=April 1, 1979|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22404369/hubby_nudged_her_into_beauty_pageant/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Our Doris back from Mrs. America pageant|newspaper=Northside Sun|location=Jackson, MS|date=May 1, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22404448/our_doris_back_from_mrs_america_pageant/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Mrs. Indiana pleased to miss out on title - she'd miss her family|newspaper=Journal and Courier|location=Lafayette, IN|first=Jack|last=Alkire|date=April 20, 1981|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22404491/mrs_indiana_pleased_to_miss_out_on/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Newlywed new Mrs. America|newspaper=Salina Journal|agency=UPI|date=May 9, 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22404554/newlywed_new_mrs_america/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=In Mrs. America pageant|newspaper=The Courier|location=Waterloo, IA|first=Deb|last=Lorenzen|date=May 27, 1983|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22404598/in_mrs_america_pageant/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}} in 1986, 1987, 1996, and 1997,{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Mrs. America doesn't try to 'do it all'|newspaper=Fort Lauderdale News|first=Julie|last=Eagle|date=April 19, 1986|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22404663/mrs_america_doesnt_try_to_do_it_all/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Mrs. Iowa says contestants were backing Mrs. California|newspaper=Sioux City Journal|first=Lynn|last=Zerschling|date=August 5, 1987|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22404720/mrs_iowa_says_contestants_were_backing/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Mrs. America: The beautiful Cynthia Pensiero, as 'Mrs. Ohio,' was too nervous to recall her royal walk|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|location=Cleveland, OH|date=September 25, 1996|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F808D4C65E90577&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Kenmore mother is Mrs. America|newspaper=Buffalo News|date=September 8, 1997|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EAF9A6289328E86&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

}} from 2015 to 2019,{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Russellville native wins Mrs. America|newspaper=Franklin County Times|first=Alison|last=James|date=September 30, 2015|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F15834E4B6A1D0D38&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Dubuquer competes for Mrs. America|newspaper=Telegraph Herald|location=Dubuque, IA|date=September 12, 2016|url=http://www.telegraphherald.com/news/dubuque/article_ca51b000-1202-52d3-a5fe-851140d82e52.html|access-date=2018-08-01}}

|{{cite news|title=Mrs. America's world extends beyond pageants|newspaper=Sturgis Journal|first=Jef|last=Rietsma|date=August 31, 2017|url=http://www.sturgisjournal.com/news/20170831/mrs-americas-world-extends-beyond-pageants|access-date=2018-08-01|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802040918/http://www.sturgisjournal.com/news/20170831/mrs-americas-world-extends-beyond-pageants|url-status=dead}}

|{{cite news|title=Mrs. Kansas of Hays competes for Mrs. America|newspaper=Hays Post|first=Becky|last=Kiser|date=August 25, 2018|url=https://www.hayspost.com/2018/08/25/%F0%9F%8E%A5-mrs-kansas-of-hays-competes-for-mrs-america/|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-date=August 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830004856/https://www.hayspost.com/2018/08/25/%F0%9F%8E%A5-mrs-kansas-of-hays-competes-for-mrs-america/|url-status=dead}}

|{{cite news|title=Allie Kendall finishes Top 15 in Mrs. America pageant|newspaper=Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal|first=Elizabeth|last=Walters|date=August 26, 2018|url=http://www.djournal.com/lifestyle/allie-kendall-finishes-top-in-mrs-america-pageant/article_9810e459-1069-591d-9c5f-003df1f49f17.html|access-date=2018-08-29}}

|{{cite news|title=Mrs. America 2019 pageant: Mrs. Pennsylvania says it was a great experience, as Nevada takes the crown|work=Lehigh Valley Live|date=August 25, 2019|author=Pamela Sroka-Holzmann|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2019/08/mrs-america-2019-pageant-mrs-nevada-takes-the-crown.html|access-date=2021-11-28}}

}} and in 2021.{{cite news|title=Robinson takes the stage at Mrs. America competition|work=The Paducah Sun|author=Areia Hathcock|date=April 10, 2021|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2019/08/mrs-america-2019-pageant-mrs-nevada-takes-the-crown.html|access-date=2021-11-28}}

• Liberace recorded parts of two CBS specials, 1978's Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace and 1979's Liberace – A Valentine's Special, and the 1980 Showtime special, Liberace in Las Vegas, at the Hilton.{{cite news|title=Rhino rocks with concert video series|newspaper=Orange County Register|first=Ben|last=Wener|date=November 13, 1998|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22374116/rhino_rocks_with_concert_video_series/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Showtime for: Bo makes her debut and Eastwood gets upstaged by chimp|newspaper=Ukiah Daily Journal|date=August 28, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22374748/showtime_for_bo_makes_her_debut_and/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=And now PBS viewers can get an eyeful of Liberace|newspaper=Atlanta Constitution|first=John|last=Carman|date=November 30, 1984|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22374505/and_now_pbs_viewers_can_get_an_eyeful/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{Excessive citations inline|date=January 2023}}
• The CBS New Year's Eve special, Happy New Year, America, was anchored at the Hilton's Grand Ballroom in 1979 and 1980,{{cite news|title='CBS' Happy New Year, America' airs Monday night on Channel 13|newspaper=Tampa Times|date=December 28, 1979|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22405828/cbs_happy_new_year_america_airs/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Happy New Year! on CBS|newspaper=The News Leader|location=Staunton, VA|date=December 28, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22405813/happy_new_year_on_cbs/|via=Newspapers.com}} and included segments at the Hilton in 1981 and 1982.{{cite news|title=CBS to broadcast holiday special|newspaper=Clarion-Ledger|location=Jackson, MS|date=December 27, 1981|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22405796/cbs_to_broadcast_holiday_special/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Les Brown has all the work he can handle

|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|first=Bettelou|last=Peterson|date=December 30, 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22405782/les_brown_has_all_the_work_he_can_handle/|via=Newspapers.com}}

• In 1980, singer Lou Rawls starred in two specials recorded at the Hilton, An Evening with Lou Rawls on HBO and The Lou Rawls Parade of Stars on CBS.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=HBO to present 'beyond category' Lou Rawls|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=April 26, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22503787/hbo_to_present_beyond_category_lou/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Fund appeal|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune|date=July 3, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22503787/hbo_to_present_beyond_category_lou/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|{{cite news|title=Lou Rawls to host TV college benefit|newspaper=Hartford Courant|date=July 4, 1980|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22504004/lou_rawls_to_host_tv_college_benefit/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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• On May 2, 1982, the National Cable Television Association held its annual convention in the ballroom of the Hilton for the inaugural telecast of The Weather Channel.
• Wayne Newton Live in Concert, a 1989 pay-per-view special, was aired live from the Hilton showroom.{{cite news|title=Wayne Newton, live from Vegas|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|date=May 23, 1989|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB7300738BEA964&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Gripping docudrama deals with kidnapping, manipulation|newspaper=Seattle Times|first=John|last=Voorhees|date=May 22, 1989|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB53365D824830B&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}
• Two episodes of Roseanne were taped here in 1991.
• Prime Time Country, a nightly talk show on The Nashville Network, came to the Hilton theater four times between 1997 and 1999, recording a week's worth of episodes on each occasion.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=TNN takes Vegas by the horns|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Jeannette|last=Carrillo|date=December 2, 1997|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/dec/02/tnn-takes-vegas-by-the-horns/|access-date=2018-08-04}}

|{{cite news|title='Prime Time County' begins filming episodes at Las Vegas Hilton|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Carol|last=Cling|date=April 20, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD3900D921C3A11&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Film crews stampede Las Vegas during rodeo|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Carol|last=Cling|date=December 7, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD391BB8069BF43&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Las Vegas kicks up its heels for influx of country stars|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Carol|last=Cling|date=May 3, 1999|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD391FB569F0F79&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

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• The Oak Ridge Boys Live, a variety show starring country music group The Oak Ridge Boys that ran for one season on the Nashville Network, was taped over the span of two weeks in the Hilton Theatre in 1998.{{cite book|title=On the Road with the Oak Ridge Boys|first=Joseph S.|last=Bonsall|publisher=Harvest House|year=2015|page=209|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mT6yBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA209|isbn=9780736964197}}{{cite news|title=Oaks add new glitz to TV variety format|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|first=Diane Samms|last=Rush|date=April 3, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB5759A86DFE98E&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Live with the Oak Ridge Boys: Edgar Struble|newspaper=Muskegon Chronicle|first=Bill|last=Iddings|date=February 8, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F11405CEB6705D126&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}
• Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular, an FX variety show that ran for one season starting in 1998, recorded some of its episodes at the Hilton theater.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Televegas: TV shows hit the Strip|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=March 26, 1999|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/26/televegas-tv-shows-hit-the-strip/|access-date=2018-08-04}}

|{{cite news|title=Anna Nicole Smith - magical in Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Norm|last=Clarke|date=February 11, 2007|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1174687309A61BA8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Magicians tape more variety segments|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Carol|last=Cling|date=September 7, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD39159C60BEB07&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

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• Two live pay-per-view concert specials were televised from the Hilton theater under the name For the Record in 1998 and 1999, starring, respectively, Alabama and Merle Haggard.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Alabama sings PPV tune|newspaper=Variety|first=Adam|last=Sandler|date=September 10, 1998|url=https://variety.com/1998/music/news/alabama-sings-ppv-tune-1117480277/|access-date=2018-08-16}}

|{{cite news|title=The boys from 'Bama|newspaper=Chattanooga Times Free Press|agency=New York Times|first=Janet E.|last=Williams|date=December 25, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13ED4D9641172CC0&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Powerful pals|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=October 1, 1999|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD3923D68165516&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Bonnie Owens stands by her men|newspaper=Tucson Citizen|first=A.J.|last=Flick|date=September 14, 2000|url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2000/09/14/117890-calendar/|access-date=2018-08-16}}

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• The syndicated game show Wheel of Fortune came to the Hilton four times, taping two or three weeks of episodes on each occasion. The show was aired from the Hilton Center in 1998, and from the theater in 1999, 2002, and 2005.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Wheel of Fortune prepares for first Las Vegas visit|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Carol|last=Cling|date=January 19, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD38FA7C560F283&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Fortune smiles on game-show stars White and Sajak|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Ken|last=White|date=February 1, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD38FAE5E72D40A&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title='GMA,' 'Wheel,' magic special will shoot in Las Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Carol|last=Cling|date=November 2, 1998|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD391A9136A35BE&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Televegas: TV shows hit the Strip|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=March 26, 1999|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/mar/26/televegas-tv-shows-hit-the-strip/|access-date=2018-08-28}}

|{{cite news|title=Shooting stars|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Carol|last=Cling|date=January 21, 2002|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD394B329E3AB43&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Could city support TV show?|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Mike|last=Weatherford|date=January 27, 2002|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FD394B6114E1C4E&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Big "Wheel" returns to town to tape more episodes|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Carol|last=Cling|date=January 17, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F107B4B1AD88CC7E2&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Black & White Ball a well-attended success|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Elizabeth|last=Foyt|date=January 26, 2005|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/jan/26/columnist-elizabeth-foyt-black-white-ball-a-well-a/|access-date=2018-08-28}}

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• The Mrs. World pageant was recorded at the Hilton in 2000, 2001, and 2003, to be aired on Pax TV.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Mrs. World|newspaper=San Antonio Express-News|date=December 18, 2000|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EAFE990EC6A3D78&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Pageant contestants sit on Mayor Goodman|newspaper=Las Vegas CityLife|date=December 20, 2001|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12DE53A706D2A4A0&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=28-year-old Thai woman wins Mrs. World|newspaper=Ventura County Star|agency=AP|date=June 24, 2003|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0FC0198F5380D471&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

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• In 2001, the game show Jeopardy! taped two weeks of episodes in the Hilton theater, comprising one week of Celebrity Jeopardy! and one week of International Jeopardy!{{cite news|title=This is "Jeopardy!"|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=February 5, 2001|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/feb/05/this-is-jeopardy/|access-date=2018-08-01}}
• The Entertainer, a 2005 reality competition series on the E! network starring Wayne Newton, was set primarily at the Hilton, with contestants living in the Sky Villas.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Three LV acts make Newton show cut|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Norm|last=Clarke|date=January 16, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F107B4B1A686C0908&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=What happens in Vegas will make or break 'The Entertainer'|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|first=Miriam|last=Di Nunzio|date=February 20, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F108A026279108828&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Reality show produces winners all around|newspaper=Las Vegas Business Press|first=Barbara|last=Scherzer|date=April 11, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12461073A731C488&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

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• The 2006 PBS special Barry Manilow: Music and Passion was filmed during one of the singer's shows at the Hilton.{{cite news|title=Manilow's 'Music and Passion' scores Emmy nomination|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=July 7, 2006|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2006/jul/07/manilows-music-and-passion-scores-emmy-nomination/|access-date=2018-07-29}}
• World Series of Blackjack, a Game Show Network series, recorded its 2006 and 2007 seasons at the Hilton.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Battle Creek man on TV in 'World Series of Blackjack'|newspaper=Kalamazoo Gazette|first=Steve|last=Davy|date=July 23, 2006|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F11313E526A0EEFF0&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Jeff Haney describes how Kevin Belinkoff's gambling history makes him ideally suited for his new gig at GSN|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=February 7, 2007|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2007/feb/07/jeff-haney-describes-how-kevin-belinkoffs-gambling/|access-date=2018-08-18}}

|{{cite news|title=Flushing man hopes luck's on his side on 'Celebrity Blackjack'|newspaper=Flint Journal|first=Carol|last=Azizian|date=June 18, 2007|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F119DB9165895C708&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

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• Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas, a 2007 BBC documentary, was filmed mainly at the Hilton, where it follows several of the casino's regulars and employees.{{cite news|title=Louis takes a big gamble|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|first=Ian|last=Wylie|date=April 18, 2010|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/louis-takes-a-big-gamble-981439|access-date=2018-08-18}}
• The 37th and 38th Daytime Emmy Awards ceremonies were held in the Hilton's theater in 2010 and 2011.{{cite news|title=Weekend in Vegas: Daytime Emmys heat up Hilton, Mencia barks at heckler, Saxe brings dream show to the stage|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=June 28, 2010|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2010/jun/28/weekend-vegas-daytime-emmys-heat-hilton-mencia-bar/|access-date=2018-07-29}}{{cite news|title=At Daytime Emmys: Sajak's aversion to 'Wheel' slot machine; Marie joins 'Bold'; Oprah's remote acceptance; Vanna's tumble|newspaper=Las Vegas Weekly|first=John|last=Katsilometes|date=June 21, 2011|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/blogs/kats-report/2011/jun/21/daytime-emmys-sajaks-aversion-wheel-slot-machine-m/|access-date=2018-07-29}}

• The 1970 documentary Elvis: That's the Way It Is primarily covers several of Presley's concerts at the hotel.{{cite news|title=Elvis in Vegas seen and heard on new releases, at Orpheum|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|location=Memphis, TN|first=Bob|last=Mehr|date=August 14, 2014|url=http://archive.commercialappeal.com/entertainment/music/elvis-in-vegas-seen-and-heard-on-new-releases-at-orpheum-ep-552810381-324113521.html|access-date=2018-08-31}}
• In the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, the hotel's exterior is depicted as the Whyte House casino.{{cite news|title=When James Bond came to Las Vegas|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Christopher|last=Lawrence|date=November 4, 2015|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/christopher-lawrence/when-james-bond-came-to-las-vegas-photos/|access-date=2018-08-31}}
• Over the Top, a 1987 Sylvester Stallone drama, depicts an arm wrestling tournament at the Hilton, incorporating footage from an actual tournament that was held there.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Armwrestling champ has eye on Hollywood|newspaper=Star Tribune|location=Minneapolis, MN|first=R.T.|last=Rybak|date=August 16, 1986|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EFE49992E9C8911&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Muscling his way toward celebrity|newspaper=Providence Journal|first=Bob|last=Kerr|date=August 31, 1986|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F15252BAE9CCB5680&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Stallone's back: In 'Over the Top,' our hero travels a rocky road|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|first=Philip|last=Wuntch|date=February 14, 1987|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0ED3CF1951E7A00F&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

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• The Hilton appears in the 1993 film Indecent Proposal as the hotel where Robert Redford stays and makes the titular proposition to Demi Moore.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=No amount of money can save Proposal|newspaper=Times-Courier|location=Charleston, IL|first=Debbie|last=Carlson|date=April 20, 1993|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F11C9D268FB5E6510&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=For Vegas, lights, camera, action|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|first=Robert|last=Macy|agency=AP|date=November 19, 1995|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB32CA099E54F99&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title='Up in the Air' grounds Hilton in star-power marketing|newspaper=AdWeek|first=Noreen|last=O'Leary|date=November 9, 2009|url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/air-grounds-hilton-star-power-marketing-106647/|access-date=2018-09-01}}

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• The 2022 Baz Luhrmann biographical film Elvis depicts Presley's residence and performances at the hotel.

The hotel has a history as a prominent professional boxing venue.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Hilton back in boxing biz|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|first=Ron|last=Kantowski|date=July 2, 2008|url=https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/now-and-then/2008/jul/02/hilton-back-boxing-biz/|access-date=2018-10-23}}

|{{cite news|title=Bob Arum goes back to his roots with Pinoy Power 3/Latin Fury 13|newspaper=Las Vegas Examiner|first=Chris|last=Robinson|date=December 22, 2009|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1342398FD176B7E8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=How Las Vegas became the boxing capital of the world|newspaper=Bleacher Report|first=Jonathan|last=Snowden|date=September 11, 2014|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2193325-how-las-vegas-became-the-boxing-capital-of-the-world|access-date=2018-10-23}}

}} In 1969, the showroom hosted the first major boxing match held at a Las Vegas hotel, Sonny Liston vs. Leotis Martin (previous fights had been held at the Convention Center).{{cite news|title=Liston defeated in bid for comeback|newspaper=Clarion-Ledger|location=Jackson, MS|date=December 7, 1969|agency=AP|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24562423/liston_defeated_in_bid_for_comeback/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite book|title=The Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies Among American States|author=Robert G. Rodriguez|publisher=McFarland|year=2009|pages=115–116|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0o1iPjMQ7-0C&pg=PA115|isbn=9780786452842}} The Hilton Pavilion was the site in 1978 of Leon Spinks's victory over Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship, which is remembered as one of the biggest upsets in the sport's history.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Ali couldn't con two judges|newspaper=New York Times|first=Dave|last=Anderson|date=February 17, 1978|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/02/17/archives/ali-couldnt-con-two-judges-sports-of-the-times-ali-couldnt-con-two.html|access-date=2018-08-06}}

|{{cite news|title=Today in sports history: Leon Spinks stuns Muhammad Ali for world heavyweight title|newspaper=AL.com|author=Creg Stephenson|date=February 15, 2015|url=https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/02/today_in_sports_history_uleon.html|access-date=2018-10-15}}

|{{cite news|title=40 years ago: The night Leon Spinks shocked the world|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=February 14, 2018|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/years-ago-the-night-leon-spinks-shocked-the-world/collection_3582f208-1256-11e8-888d-6361a908df63.html|access-date=2018-10-15}}

}} The hotel then took a seven-year hiatus from hosting boxing matches.{{cite news|title=Las Vegas casinos lure boxing fans|newspaper=UPI|first=Dave|last=Raffo|date=September 13, 1986|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F156B40DB534F1998&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

In 1985, Donald Curry defeated Milton McCrory at the Hilton Center to unify and become the undisputed welterweight champion.{{cite news|title=Curry makes short work of McCrory|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|first=Ed Jr.|last=Schuyler|agency=AP|date=December 7, 1985|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22566124/curry_makes_short_work_of_mccrory/|via=Newspapers.com}} The success of the Curry–McCrory fight led the Hilton to begin pursuing more major matches, to challenge Caesars Palace as the premier boxing venue in Las Vegas.{{cite news|title=The money wars in boxing: Las Vegas hotels find the stakes are high in fight game|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Earl|last=Gustkey|date=April 5, 1987|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-05-sp-300-story.html|access-date=2018-08-06}} The hotel struck a deal to host several fights in the heavyweight unification series, a tournament to establish an undisputed heavyweight champion. A 14,600-seat outdoor arena was temporarily erected in the Hilton's parking lot for some of the fights.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Champions Mike Tyson and James 'Bonecrusher' Smith, considered the...|newspaper=UPI|author=Dave Raffo|date=January 12, 1987|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/12/Champions-Mike-Tyson-and-James-Bonecrusher-Smith-considered-the/4414537426000/|access-date=2018-10-15}}

|{{cite news|title=Tyson, Smith will fight to be king|newspaper=Sun Sentinel|location=Fort Lauderdale, FL|author=Ira Winderman|date=March 5, 1987|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB5D0464A66DD24&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Jacobs: Tyson will fight Biggs in Atlantic City|newspaper=Knickerbocker News|location=Albany, NY|author=Tim Layden|date=July 29, 1987|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1406F1912B9FEC48&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

}} The series culminated in Mike Tyson's defeat of Tony Tucker at the Hilton Center in 1987 to unify and become the undisputed champion.{{cite news|title=All the belts finally fit on Tyson while Spinks waits in the wings|newspaper=Atlanta Constitution|first=Thomas|last=Stinson|date=August 3, 1987|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22565938/all_the_belts_finally_fit_on_tyson/|via=Newspapers.com}}

By 1995, the Hilton had reportedly backed away from seeking to host the biggest fights, because of escalating costs.{{cite news|title=Jailhouse lockdown to satellite linkup: Tyson climbs back|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|first=Mark|last=Robichaux|date=March 31, 1995|id={{ProQuest|398427310}}}} {{subscription required|via=ProQuest}} The hotel hosted no boxing matches between 2002 and 2008; since then, it has occasionally hosted minor fights.{{ubl

|{{cite news|title=Hilton's hiatus to end in July|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=June 15, 2008|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/hiltons-hiatus-to-end-in-july/|access-date=2018-10-23}}

|{{cite news|title=Montiel, Donaire dominate|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Steve|last=Carp|date=February 14, 2010|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12DE9FC8B289D9D8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=McRath defeated in Gloves nationals|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Todd|last=Dewey|date=May 18, 2014|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F14DE1456D9077880&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}

|{{cite news|title=Camacho comeback spoiled, phone call & more|newspaper=Boxing News 24|first=Don|last=Smith|date=July 20, 2017|url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2017/07/camacho-comeback-spoiled-phone-call/|access-date=2018-10-23}}

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The Hilton Pavilion hosted two nationally televised tennis events in 1978: the WCT Tournament of Champions{{ubl|

{{cite news|title=Powers fined, suspended for allowing zone defense|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 3, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22677481/powers_fined_suspended_for_allowing/|via=Newspapers.com}}

{{cite news|title=Pro netter Barazzutti is no-show|newspaper=Decatur Daily Review|agency=AP|date=March 23, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22677531/pro_netter_barazzutti_is_noshow/|via=Newspapers.com}}

{{cite news|title=Borg bests Gerulaitis|newspaper=Central New Jersey Home News|agency=AP|date=March 27, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22677568/borg_bests_gerulaitis/|via=Newspapers.com}}

{{cite news|title=TV's tapes ruin tennis for the fans|newspaper=The Journal Herald|location=Dayton, OH|first=Dave|last=Wohlfarth|date=May 23, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22679149/tvs_tapes_ruin_tennis_for_the_fans/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}} and the World Team Tennis All-Star Match.{{cite news|title=Team Tennis to be aired|newspaper=Tampa Tribune|first=John|last=Knowlton|date=July 14, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22678721/on_the_air/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Navratilova powers East|newspaper=Arizona Republic|agency=AP|date=July 15, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22678757/navratilova_powers_east/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The hotel was the venue for Evo 2014, a major competitive video gaming tournament.{{cite news|title=A fight for the ages: The history of EVO|newspaper=US Gamer|first1=Michael|last1=Migliacio|first2=Mike|last2=Williams|date=July 11, 2014|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/a-fight-for-the-agesthe-history-of-evo|access-date=2018-08-06}}

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