Every year at around this time, we look back at the good (and bad) times of the previous year.
Richard N. Velotta
Assistant Business Editor
Email: rvelotta@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 477-3893
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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.
Here’s one of those only-in-Vegas holiday stories.
All attention was focused on the Strip during the Formula One race, leading to an eerie calm at Bellagio’s casino, conservatory and front desk area.
Two recent player disputes involving more than $900,000 adjudicated by the Nevada Gaming Control Board bring the total to $1.3 million lost by players in 2024.
Of the four gambling initiatives on state ballots this month, three passed — and one of them actually curtails the possible development of another casino in Arkansas.
While local residents lament the higher cost of Las Vegas fun, economic experts believe it’s worth it for the city’s long-term prosperity.
Federal agents will work to keep explosives out of public areas and intercept counterfeit goods for the big game, and Las Vegas’ airport will see extra security.
Records were set statewide, in Clark County and on the Strip, according to statistics released Wednesday.
The real estate investment trust will sell up to 69 million shares of common stock to finance its share of the $6.25 billion cost of Las Vegas Sands’ Strip resorts.
The coronavirus pandemic has squeezed Nevada’s casinos, but it looks like the outlook is finally changing and companies are preparing for the comeback they’ve expected.