Downgrades for Bally’s Corp. from Moody’s and S&P Global could affect several projects in the works, including a planned ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.
Richard N. Velotta
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.
Three former Tropicana employees who worked there in different eras remember some of the best times at the property.
Las Vegas’ airport has a history of offering late-night flights, but this is the first time Reid airport’s busiest commercial air carrier has considered it.
A legal expert says Fontainebleau’s response to Wynn for poaching employees sounds more like a divorce proceeding than a business lawsuit.
It’s pool season again in Las Vegas, and some resorts on the Strip and elsewhere in the valley open their swimming pools to local residents.
Four of the five guards involved in the incidents were fired by the casino.
Bally’s Corp. executives said many of the 700 current Tropicana workers are getting leads for new jobs.
The famous Las Vegas venue, which has already hosted U2 and booked a UFC sporting event, has landed its first business conference customer.
Fontainebleau filed a counterclaim against Wynn Las Vegas Tuesday saying it was insecure, which led some Wynn executives to jump ship.
Aristocrat Technologies is asking a federal court to order the company to stop the manufacturing and distribution of what it considers to be a copycat game.
Security guards at the casino were involved in two physical altercations, including one where a patron was wrestled face first to the ground.
Tropicana will pay tribute to its more than 700 employees ahead of its April 2 closure.
Legal and academic experts say non-compete clauses, banned in other states, will be questioned in Wynn accusations of Fontainebleau poaching employees.
The typical Las Vegas visitor in 2023 was younger than in the past, spent more money, chose different activities over shows — and had a great time while here.
As Harry Reid International Airport’s busiest commercial air carrier, Southwest flew 20.9 million passengers to and from the airport in 2023.