Somebody is going to get to choreograph a Bellagio fountains show thanks to a long-delayed licensing partnership between MGM Resorts International and Marriott International.
Richard N. Velotta
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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.
In advance of March’s basketball tournaments, Circa Sports plans to open its seventh Nevada sportsbook.
Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid — the same person for whom our airport is named — had a pivotal role in backing high-speed rail instead of an innovative maglev project.
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While international traffic was strong in January, domestic counts were off for the month, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported.
After attracting millions of viewers with ‘Spy Ninjas,’ creators Chad Wild Clay and Vy Qwaint are opening a theme park based on the YouTube series in Las Vegas.
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