MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands Corp.also make list of 40 locations with five-star, four-star and recommended ratings in Forbes’ annual list.
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.
John Acres has developed a Hall-of-Fame reputation in the slot machine systems world. Now, he and son Noah have formed Acres Technology to change the casino floor again.
Naming an airport after a polarizing political figure will likely always offend someone, but the best response to promote tourism is to just put Las Vegas’ name on the facility.
The Washington D.C.-based law firm monitoring Wynn Resorts has praised the company for multitasking the handling of the company’s anti-harassment policies while it simultaneously addresses the coronavirus pandemic.
A pair of easement agreements approved by the board will enable The Boring Co. tunnel between Resorts World Las Vegas and the Convention Center and a charging station.
The Rock ‘n Roll Marathon Series, which over the years has drawn thousands of runners to Las Vegas for the chance to race beneath the lights of the Strip, will no longer include a 26.2-mile race when it shifts to late February dates next year.
A $1.35 billion makeover of a strip of resorts known as Sands Cotai Central to be known as the Londoner has been in the planning stages since 2017.
Will the expansion of sports betting nationwide result in a record handle for Super Bowl LV or will COVID-19 keep bettors on the sidelines? And what happens in Nevada?
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s Audit Committee on Thursday recommended hiring an independent auditor to examine Las Vegas Monorail and ad accounts.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. has started to gain traction with its branded sports wagering system, but restrictions resulting from coronavirus continues to pound company. Still, the company expects 50 percent occupancy at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore on Super Bowl weekend.
Pennsylvania-based Penn National reported a profitable fourth quarter, initiatives with Barstool Sports and a casino in Maryland to recover from a wipeout year in 2020.
The top executive for Las Vegas-based GameCo has been recommended for licensing, but not before two hours of testimony involving allegations from a rival company.
The Las Vegas-based company confirmed Tuesday that while it has closed its small office in Yokohama, it plans to continue efforts to build elsewhere in Japan.
Las Vegas Sands Corp., MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts Ltd. made Fortune’s annual list of most-admired companies in the hotel, casino and resort category.
As Macao approaches the anniversary of a two-week casino shutdown and the beginning of the Lunar New Year, gaming revenue continues its slow recovery in China.
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