LAS VEGAS (AP) – Hundreds of Elvis Presley artifacts and memorabilia are still being held by a Las Vegas casino, a year after the King’s estate filed a lawsuit to get those valuables back from a short-lived exhibit.
Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino’s chief operating officer Mark Waltrip said Wednesday that the items – including stage outfits, jewelry and letters, among other artifacts from the career, home and wedding of Elvis – remain locked up at the casino site where the now-shuttered “Graceland Presents Elvis” attraction once stood.
The dispute stems from the 10-year leasing agreement that Westgate alleges the exhibit defaulted on when it vacated the off-Strip casino space.
A judge ruled in May 2016 that Elvis Presley Enterprises, which runs the Graceland attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, could get them back by posting a $9 million bond while the leasing issue was pending.
All parties instead agreed to take the case into arbitration. Waltrip said a judge’s decision is expected in the next month.