Toronto-based Porter Airlines began flying to the U.S. West Coast in January and soon starts daily round-trip nonstop flights to Harry Reid International.
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.
An IGT representative said the combined company hasn’t announced plans for the employee base or real estate owned by both IGT and Everi.
The Cromwell and Mandalay Bay have been around for a long time and have interesting backstories, including connections to two Strip tragedies.
Nevada’s gaming industry regulator discussed an incident in late January in which its public-facing website was “compromised” and briefly taken offline.
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.
Race fans who want to beat the Interstate 15 traffic to attend Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race can fly in on a 15-minute helicopter flight.
Las Vegas’ busiest commercial air carrier is offering a chance for passengers to fly within the April 8 total solar eclipse path.
When you go to your favorite Nevada casino, here’s what slot machines and table games you should hit to have the best odds at winnings.
One might think one extra day in the year doesn’t make much difference. But in gaming and tourism, it means an additional millions of dollars spent.
The owner of a recently reopened flight school wants to open doors — mainly airliner cockpit doors — to minorities and women who dream of flying as a career.
The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved changes to the rules regarding registered independent agents, who are paid to bring whales to casinos.
A study involving more than 6,000 air fare itineraries shows Las Vegas holding its own on the price of tickets on flights to Harry Reid International Airport.
Agents from several divisions of the Control Board will be on hand when the doors close at the Strip casino.
The nation’s commercial casinos generated $66.52 billion in 2023 — the third straight year of record performance — and a 10 percent increase from 2022.