Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday his appointment of J. Brin Gibson as the board’s new chair and executive director.
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.
As work crews put the finishing touches on the new West Hall and will add a solar power generating system, the first trade show since March prepares to arrive.
A new sponsorship agreement will keep two NASCAR races in Las Vegas for another 11 years, although the sponsorship amount will be reduced.
A health security professor who worked with Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox has been asked to coordinate efforts for President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force.
New cashless gaming rules and regulations could go a long way toward keeping customers coming to the state for their casino fun.
A new COVID-19 restriction ordered by Gov. Charlie Baker was expanded by the Massachusetts gaming regulators Thursday and Las Vegas companies are complying.
The Top of the World continues to perform well as one of the top upper-scale restaurants in the valley, despite capacity limitations.
The set for the classic Western television show featuring the Cartwright family was closed in 2004 but is relocating, thanks to a special COVID-19 recovery grant.
Rural tourism entities blistered by the coronavirus pandemic will receive some financial relief.
Sports betting, new casinos and racinos and the elimination of betting limits were approved by voters, and analysts believe there may be more measures to come.
The expansion of casino gaming, the addition of sports wagering and the elimination of betting limits are among the choices facing voters in six states.
Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairwoman Sandra Morgan will join the board of directors of Fidelity National Financial on Nov. 9.
Citing a professional business opportunity that was too good to pass up, the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Sandra Douglass Morgan has resigned as board chairwoman and executive director.
The massive fireworks display that has become a special events staple for Las Vegas is the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The marketing genius behind Circa seemed to pull all the right levers at the right time and now Las Vegas has a new downtown resort to pick through historic Easter eggs.