Organizers of CES on Friday announced new COVID-19 testing protocols that will add a new layer of protection for people attending the early January trade show, one of the largest on the city’s annual convention calendar
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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 San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is expected to close on the $650 million deal with Station Casinos’ parent company, Red Rock Resorts, on Friday.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors approved four major contracts, including a sponsorship deal for newProfessional Bull Riders event.
The parent company of Station Casinos will buy 6.9 million shares back from shareholders as part of a “Dutch auction process” that began in November and ended Thursday.
A new team event by the Professional Bull Riders may get a five-year, $6.4 million sponsorship deal from the LVCVA when its board of directors meets Tuesday.
The world-famous New Year’s Eve fireworks display on the Las Vegas Strip, sidelined last year by COVID-10 restrictions, is planned for 2022 with details coming Dec. 16.
With several states yet to report November gaming revenue — including Nevada — and December figures still outstanding, 2021 is a banner year for the nation’s casinos.
The Illinois Gaming Board approved the $500 million casino-resort property that will open with 20 luxury villas and later expand with a 150-room four-star hotel.
MSG Entertainment Corp. won a competition that will enable the camera creating content for the MSG Sphere at The Venetian to be tested by scientists on the space station.
Six companies with interests in Southern Nevada’s tourism landscape reported third-quarter losses, showing that the city still hasn’t fully recovered from the pandemic.
Every tourism indicator was higher in October than a year ago and some categories soared past October 2019 levels, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Records continue to fall for the amount of money casinos won from players with another month in excess of $1 billion with the Strip making a strong contribution.
With CES weeks away, tourism leaders are wondering if the recently discovered omicron variant will prevent people from traveling to Las Vegas’ largest annual trade show.
Las Vegas’ resorts have bought into turning the city into a western festival during the National Finals Rodeo and the event’s success is assured with pent-up demand.
The lawsuit filed by nine anonymous women against Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts that was dismissed in 2020 can go forward after a ruling by the Court of Appeals.