The December statistical report from the Nevada Gaming Control Board not only shows how much gaming win has fallen, but also shows games to which players gravitate.
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 COVID-19 pandemic resulted in some visitation records the LVCVA didn’t want to have, including the lowest total of annual visitors since the year The Mirage opened.
Southwest Airlines, the busiest commercial carrier at McCarran International Airport, reported a fourth-quarter loss and its first annual loss since its founding year.
The National Finals Rodeo crowd, usually a reliable demographic of December players in Las Vegas, stayed away with the pandemic pushing the annual event to Texas.
During Wednesday’s earnings call, new Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Robert Goldstein also shot down rumors of an equity sale to Chinese companies.
The coronavirus pandemic hit around the time the LVCVA was preparing to select an advertising agency of record. The first deadline in the renewed process is Feb. 4.
As expected, top Las Vegas Sands leadership remains intact following the Jan. 11 death of longtime Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson.
Operations in Virginia and Michigan should keep Nevada on its game to provide the most competitive sportsbooks in the country if it expands mobile wagering options.
New research and commentary from local tourism experts point to Southern Nevada seeing a rebound in visitation in the second or third quarter of 2021.
An annual report on revenue generated by food, beverage, lodging and gaming illustrates how far the coronavirus pandemic has dragged down the state of Nevada.
An early proposal by Sightline Interactive and Sightline Payments is no longer under consideration by Nevada gaming regulators.
The familiar format of speakers, videos and display booths by local businesses that is the annual Preview Las Vegas goes virtual this year, thanks to meeting restrictions.
Sightline Interactive has petitioned the Nevada Gaming Commission to amend regulations that require in-person registration for sports wagering accounts.
Super Bowl parties will have restricted capacity when the game kicks off Feb. 7 and regulators are warning they plan to enforce Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mandate.
Brin Gibson, on the job for three months, is ready to take on the daunting challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and updating the state’s gaming regulations.