Boyd Gaming Corp. has formally requested the Henderson City Council grant its request to make the gaming and liquor licenses for the Eldorado Casino nonoperational.
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.
With new towers opening and the city’s first from-the-ground-up resort since 2016, downtown Las Vegas has been on a roll for months, and that includes higher gaming win.
Results for Las Vegas-centric publicly traded gaming companies were brutal in the quarter ending June 30, but analysts expect revenue to rebound in the third quarter.
There are six complaints against casinos scattered across the state and soon, we’ll learn just how severely they’ll be punished for allowing their customer to break rules.
Madison Square Garden Entertainment executives said during their fourth-quarter earnings call that they’re committed to opening the Sphere venue in 2023.
Anticipating that out-of-state travel won’t pick up until a vaccine is widely available, possibly by next April, the Commission on Tourism wants Nevadans to spend here.
The state Gaming Control Board is seeking an amendment to Regulation 22 that would allow race and sports books to pay winning race wagers faster if they’re on national TV.
Nevada’s largest sportsbook operator would get even bigger by the end of the month if the Nevada Gaming Commission approves a transfer and licensing recommendation.
The “Caesars for Danville” campaign, spearheaded by four community leaders and former Caesars CEO Tony Rodio, will work to win approval for a $400 million resort.
LVCVA executives found there would be no financial advantage to extending the completion date of the $980.3 million project, so it will be finished as planned.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s president and CEO said there are still several steps ahead, but that a meeting on the Monorail may be needed soon.
The joining of CuriosityStream Inc. with Software Acquisition Group Inc. of Las Vegas will enable the company to seek more investors on the Nasdaq exchange.
A marketing subcommittee recommends that the state’s Commission on Tourism should spend $300,000 encouraging Nevadans to stay at home with their tourism dollars.
The sister property to Sahara Las Vegas, also operated by The Meruelo Group, was the sixth casino property to be named in a complaint involving health and safety matters.
Deloitte & Touche LLP will replace Ernst and Young LLP, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.