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.
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.
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.
Conventioneers attending the World of Concrete trade show on Monday were the first customers to use the $52.5 million underground transit system developed by Elon Musk.
Rhode Island-based Bally’s Corp. is one of the nation’s fastest growing casino companies and it’s making its mark with sports wagering and a television network.
Organizers of the show dedicated to the concrete and masonry industries also will be the first to use the Las Vegas Convention Center’s new $1 billion West Hall.
Special administrative region reports highest gross gaming revenue since January 2020 with totals 24 percent ahead of April and 492.2 percent ahead of last year.
Placed in an online-only format last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s largest gaming industry exhibition will return to a live gathering in the fall.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board will have a new self-exclusion list for players of interactive games soon, a new means to address problem gambling in the state.
There aren’t any solid estimates for how many people will visit Las Vegas during the traditional kickoff to summer, but visitors commented on smaller lines and shorter waits than in past years.