Louisiana, which absorbed the brunt of Hurricane Ida’s Category 4 winds, will see casino revenue decline by 19 percent from 2019, a gaming industry analyst said Tuesday.
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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.
A strong second quarter by most resort, tourism, REIT and airline companies with ties to Las Vegas signals 3Q growth — if the pandemic doesn’t spoil everything.
Resorts World Las Vegas looks to fill its 3,500 rooms with a new marketing campaign featuring hotels.com pitchman Captain Obvious touring the new Strip resort.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air has added Raiders game tickets to its list of available package deals for travelers wanting to fly in for a game at Allegiant Stadium.
Visitation over Labor Day weekend may not be at record levels this year, but coronavirus and wildfire threats won’t keep people from coming to Southern Nevada.
With an ownership change of The Venetian, Palazzo and Sands Expo Center coming soon, Las Vegas Sands Corp. begins the transition with The Venetian Expo.
Bally’s Corp.’s casino at Lake Tahoe is shutting down operations due to the oncoming Caldor Fire, but the hotel will continue to house firefighters and emergency workers.
A Tesla driver looking for a charging station breached the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop underground transit system in June, the LVCVA acknowledged Tuesday.
A three-year contract between the United Autoworkers Gaming Union and Wynn Resorts has been ratified by a 96 percent majority of eligible employees.
A legal expert doesn’t expect the lawsuit filed by the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe would successfully block the startup of sports wagering in Arizona.
A tribal initiative on sports betting has already qualified for the 2022 ballot. Another backed by the card-room industry is on its way for California voters to consider.
The Arizona Department of Gaming on Friday announced the 18 sports-wagering licenses that have been awarded, several of them affiliated with Nevada companies.
The lack of convention traffic continues to keep visitation below 2019 levels, but the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority says it continues to climb steadily.
The discovery of a noose hanging from a steel beam at the MSG Sphere at The Venetian construction site has spurred an investigation by the company and local authorities.
For the fifth straight month, state gaming win has pushed past the $1 billion mark in Nevada and Clark County had back-to-back billion-dollar months in June and July.