The Massachusetts Gaming Commission stayed true to its word that it would expedite approvals needed to open Encore Boston Harbor.
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Richard N. “Rick” Velotta has covered business, the gaming industry, tourism, transportation and aviation in Las Vegas for 25 years. A former reporter and editor with the Las Vegas Sun, the Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner, the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff and the Aurora (Colo.) Sun, Velotta is a graduate of Northern Arizona University where he won the school’s top journalism honor. He became the Review-Journal's assistant business editor in September 2018.
It seems the use of Sandra Douglass Morgan’s array of experience — in gaming and in sports — couldn’t have come at a better time for Nevada gaming regulation.
On Friday, The Venetian began a celebration of its 20th anniversary. At the first stroke past midnight, The Venetian marquee began paying tribute to the 650 employees who have worked at the hotel-casino since its opening. A “founders ball” is planned to honor the Day One employees this summer.
Now that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has announced its $35 million fine against Wynn Resorts Ltd. the Las Vegas company can get back to building the $2.6 billion Encore Boston Harbor and we can all relax. Or can we?
But while the weather kept the Reno-based regional gaming powerhouse from meeting analysts’ first-quarter revenue projections, the company’s revenue increased 44.4 percent, thanks primarily to boosts from acquisitions.
Penn National Gaming Inc. plowed through inclement weather in the Midwest and Northeast to score record first-quarter revenue and operating income, the nation’s largest regional gaming operator announced Thursday.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission took 25 days to decide that Wynn Resorts Ltd. remained suitable to hold a gaming license in that state.
A Las Vegas attorney who once clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Philip Pro is the newest member of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
With millions of dollars in improvements completed at Palace Station and project completions nearing at Palms by the third quarter, company officials are now anticipating a ramp-up in revenue at both properties.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. will keep its Massachusetts gaming license but pay a $35 million fine to the state, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission ruled Tuesday.
Nevada Gaming Commissioner Philip Pro isn’t seeking reappointment to the board.
Construction crews on the Las Vegas Stadium have begun one of the most difficult — and most dangerous — aspects of the project.
The MGM 2020 Plan is aimed at leveraging a more centralized organization to maximize profitability and lay the groundwork for a digital transformation that is expected to improve cash flow by $300 million a year by 2021.
It didn’t take long for the haters to start chirping about resort and parking fees after the state Gaming Control Board published March gaming win numbers last week.
Attaching a hotel-casino to a convention center was a money loser. That was the conventional wisdom before The Venetian opened on the Strip 20 years ago this week.