The former Dallas Cowboy backup quarterback is now in a reversed role, retiring from Caesars Entertainment which is one of the premiere hosts for this week’s festivities.
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.
The Democratic challenger to Gov. Greg Abbott said he’s also inclined to support legalizing marijuana to reduce municipal property taxes in the state.
Commissioners unanimously approved the nonrestricted gaming license following a brief hearing Thursday.
The company, which also owns a property in Colorado, said greater market share drove results that were double- and triple-digit percentage points higher than in 2021.
The new discount air carrier that will add Las Vegas flights to seven destinations in June and August will next fly to Westchester County, N.Y., and Hartford, Conn.
As part of Derek Stevens’ expansion of the Circa Sports brand, Las Vegas-based Olympia Gaming’s Legends Bay Casino sportsbook in Sparks will be run by his team.
The Las Vegas utility company’s board of directors on Monday announced it plans to review a range of alternatives to Carl Icahn’s unsolicited bid, and shareholders approve.
Harry Reid International Airport lifted its mask mandate for travelers Monday night after the TSA said that it would no longer enforce the mask requirement.
Dallas-based Ojos Locos Sports Cantina is working with Fifth Street Gaming to develop what the two call the first casino property dedicated to Latino patrons at North Las Vegas’ Lucky Club.
Las Vegas Sands, Genting’s Resorts World, MGM Resorts, Wynn Resorts, Bally’s and Hard Rock International are expected to make plays for new New York gaming licenses.
The LVCVA will offer free parking at convention center lots during the NFL Draft, but it is facing higher costs to stage the event.
With automated operations on the horizon and an expansion of the system through the resort corridor, board members voted to shorten the length of a Boring Co. contract.
Meetings planners, resorts, developers, government leaders and regulators need to have a unified strategy to keep gaming revenue growing.
Zappos.com has officially named Scott Schaefer as CEO, a role he has held on an acting basis since December.
For 26 years, Las Vegas has been the leading destination for meetings, conventions and trade shows and a group of local resort executives intend to keep it that way.