A second Rock ’n Roll Marathon appears to be heading to the Las Vegas Strip in 2021.
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.
Casino giant Caesars Entertainment continued to show losses as the company awaits the close of the Rio sale this year and a merger with Eldorado Resorts in early 2020.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge recognized Las Vegas Sands Corp. for its 24 percent savings in energy consumption at The Venetian.
While the record for visitor volume set in 2016 is safe, three other tourism indicators are close to historic highs in 2019 with three months of data to go.
For the more than 160,000 expected to attend the SEMA show, it’s all about cars, but vehicle data gathering will be a hot topic at the co-located AAPEX show that begins Tuesday.
Deals with Churchill Downs, Wynn Resorts and Great Britain’s Smarkets will generate millions of dollars from sportsbooks in Indiana and Colorado for Full House Resorts.
Regional gaming operator Penn is mulling the sale of the Tropicana or entering a real estate deal to reduce company debt while seeing its sports wagering revenue soar.
MGM Resorts International is working to sell its MGM Grand property on the Strip in the same way it moved its flagship Bellagio resort.
Nevada casinos had luck on their side playing baccarat and statewide gaming win eclipsed the $1 billion mark for the fifth time this year.
MGM Resorts International continues its efforts to sign partnership deals to expand its brand with Tuesday’s announcement of a collaboration with Verizon’s Yahoo Sports.
As the millennial generation takes over as the largest consumer demographic, the gaming industry will explore what makes them tick — and how to draw them into casinos.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority gave a hard-hat tour of the construction site at Paradise Road and Convention Center Drive to showcase the building that 14½ months from now will be teeming with thousands of people attending CES in 2021.
The decision to allow youths under 18 to participate in charitable lotteries was more controversial than expected, but the Nevada Gaming Commission agreed to allow it.
Construction crews on Thursday continued the slow process of raising a net of multi-ton steel cables that will support a translucent roof for the Raiders Allegiant Stadium.
Southwest Airlines on Thursday reported record third-quarter operating revenue despite the continued grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.