Air Line Pilot Association and International Brotherhood of Teamsters are the biggest unions monitoring planned $1.5 billion joining of Allegiant Air, Sun Country Airlines.
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.
If the Gaming Commission approves Control Board recommendations, the Resort at Summerlin will have a new sportsbook operator and Boomer’s will enter the Reno market.
It’s unclear when illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer’s nomination will be considered by the Nevada Gaming Commission since he’s incarcerated in a California prison.
In addition to travelers being able to purchase branded Mob Museum souvenirs, they’ll be able to see a red Jaguar once owned by Gambino crime boss John Gotti.
New flights from Air France between Paris and Las Vegas should help backfill some of the 2025 international flight losses, aviation expert says.
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A court case regarding an ongoing intellectual property dispute has concluded with a settlement with Las Vegas-based Light & Wonder paying Aristocrat Leisure.
Wynn Resorts Chief Financial Officer Julie Cameron-Doe will retire in mid-2026 and her replacement has been named.
The Las Vegas-based company has relationships in Southern Nevada, with tribal gaming and with a major European outlet to bring the cashless environment into casinos.
In a deal announced Sunday, the two leisure air carriers will form one of the largest leisure airlines and be headquartered in Las Vegas.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board could make its first nomination to the state’s List of Excluded Persons since 2024.
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