Thousands celebrated Thursday during the opening of the newest hotel in Las Vegas, the $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas. It’s the first new resort on the Strip since The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opened in 2010.
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.
The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved fines against Mohegan Sun Casino Las Vegas and Country Club Auto Spa and also OK’d Elko and Ely race dates.
President Scott Sibella says Resorts World Las Vegas is Asia-influenced, but not Asia-themed and surprises await guests when they visit the property.
Architect Paul Steelman says there’s a lot to love about the design of Resorts World Las Vegas, but credits customers, associates with making the finished project shine.
Resorts World Las Vegas will feature a cash-free casino management system and a video wall that can be seen for miles.
The Denver-based discount carrier will add routes from McCarran to five new cities as demand expands for air travel and Las Vegas.
At 11 p.m. Thursday, Resorts World will open the doors of its 3,500-room integrated resort on the site once home to the storied Stardust.
A company that operates a car wash, convenience store with five slot machines and a gasoline station could be fined $10,000 by the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday.
When the clock strikes 11 p.m. Thursday, Resorts World Las Vegas will start a new chapter when it opens its doors on land once home to the storied Stardust and its famed Lido de Paris show.
The Boring Co.’s underground transit system passed all its capacity tests, but skeptics still maintain that the company hasn’t delivered what it promised.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board unanimously recommended licensing for Mohegan Gaming and and Entertainment CEO Ray Pineault despite a disciplinary complaint at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
A Securities and Exchange Commission filing from Las Vegas Sands Corp. on Tuesday details common stock holdings for Dr. Miriam Adelson and three trusts.
One of the first women gaming executives in the industry, Marilyn Spiegel held positions at Bally’s, Paris and Planet Hollywood before being named president at Wynn and Encore.
More than 300 volunteers helped the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority test the capacity of the transit system that began serving show customers Monday.
World of Concrete became the first major trade show to open in the U.S. when the doors opened at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s new $1 billion West Hall expansion Tuesday.