If you ever thought about betting on who wins “Survivor” or “Dancing with the Stars” take heart: the door remains open. But producers of the shows apparently don’t want to walk in.
Richard N. Velotta
Assistant Business Editor
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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.
McCarran International’s beefed-up baggage claim, food offerings and security check coordination helped the Las Vegas airport take top honors in J.D. Powers & Associates’ 2018 airport satisfaction study.
The Shade Tree shelter for homeless women and children has announced new board members and new officers to help lead the organization as it continues with major remodeling and improvement projects throughout its 2-acre campus.
A retired executive of Estée Lauder has been appointed to the board of directors of Caesars Entertainment Corp., the company announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday.
UNLV’s International Center for Gaming Regulation is forming a regulators forum to discuss sports betting policy issues.
The state Gaming Control Board is on the verge of allowing bettors from out of state to place sports wagers in Nevada sportsbooks — if the federal government and other state governments will permit it.
Treasure Island, the last Strip resort without a union agreement, has reached a tentative deal with the Culinary union.
The iconic Bellagio, MGM Resorts International’s luxury hotel on the Strip, turns 20 on Monday.
Could representatives of professional sports leagues someday be investigated and called forward by Nevada gaming regulators to be scrutinized for suitability as gaming licensees?
Investigations into Wynn Resorts Ltd. and its founder, Steve Wynn, are nearing completion in both Massachusetts and Nevada, with a growing likelihood that Silver State gaming regulators will finish first.
Hawaiian Airlines isn’t worried about new competition on the horizon from the busiest commercial air carrier at McCarran International Airport.
A former Strip bellman and UNLV student is $10,000 richer and will get a free booth at the 2019 Global Gaming Expo trade show after winning a “Shark Tank”-inspired product innovation competition Thursday.
The committee making recommendations to Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Nevada Legislature on attracting events to the new Las Vegas stadium is leaning toward expanding the role of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Las Vegas Events, rather than forming of a new sports commission.
The #MeToo movement has companies around the world re-evaluating their sexual harassment policies and procedures, including those in the casino industry.
The new head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority says he will take a fresh look at how the organization markets itself and advocates for tourism initiatives with an emphasis on new technology.