As expected, November’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix boosted the average daily room rate visitors paid, especially on the Las Vegas Strip.
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.
The Strip’s baccarat tables — the game of choice for wealthy European gamblers attending the race — boosted Strip gaming win to its second-highest level ever.
An estimated 356,000 out-of-town visitors are expected to join thousands of local residents for the ‘More in ‘24’ America’s party scheduled on New Year’s Eve.
Between colossal special events, two resorts opening and the arrival of the Sphere, Southern Nevada gaming and tourism could aguably have had its best year in 2023.
The Gaming Control Board gaming win numbers and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority visitation figures for November should provide a better picture about F1.
The NBA Board of Governors is expected to complete the vote on the sale of a majority share in the Dallas Mavericks basketball team within a few days via email.
MGM Resorts International — the first company to introduce paid parking at self-parking lots in 2016 — has increased rates at its nine resort properties.
A man who was kicked out of 17 Nevada casinos after he distracted roulette dealers in a scheme to cheat casinos has been placed on Nevada’s List of Excluded Persons.
Vote to consider approval of Miriam Adelson’ acquisition of a majority share of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks from billionaire Mark Cuban was scheduled to begin Wednesday.
The Justice Department says the FBI has infiltrated the hacker group that created havoc for nine days in a cyberattack against MGM Resorts International systems.
Clark County Aviation Department officials say they expect to be as busy as Santa Claus on the days leading up to Christmas.
The Connecticut-based tribe that operates the casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas said higher than normal gaming losses contributed to lower cash flow.
The Vegas Chamber announced that Preview Las Vegas 2024 would be held at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
It took 75 years for McCarran Field to serve 35,000 passengers on four airlines in 1948 to more than 50 million at what is now Harry Reid International Airport.
The newest technological addition to Las Vegas won’t have any official roles for the annual consumer electronics show that will bring 130,000 people to the area.