Las Vegas: Longtime sportsbook director retires as head of Westgate SuperBook

Thursday, November 21, 2024 4:20 PM
  • Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Jay Kornegay, one of the most influential figures in the Las Vegas race and sportsbook industry for the past four decades, has retired as the Westgate SuperBook vice president of operations.

Kornegay, 61, will remain with the SuperBook as vice president of marketing, as he transitions from day-to-day operations to an adviser/ambassador role.

John Murray, 41, has been promoted from Westgate SuperBook director to Westgate vice president of race and sports.

Kornegay helped open the Imperial Palace sportsbook in 1989 and was sportsbook director there until 2004, when he joined the then-Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook. In 2015, the property and SuperBook was acquired by the Westgate.