In Q3 2014 release, the Radial and Linear Gauges were completely rewritten using the new Kendo UI Drawing API. In the widget configuration there is no pointer.visible property to control the visibility of the pointers. As a workaround I would suggest to clear the pointer elements group, after the widget is initialized.
E.g.
$(function(){
var rg = $("#gauge").data("kendoRadialGauge");
rg.pointers[0].elements.clear();
});
Regards,
Dimiter Madjarov
Telerik
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