The Nevada Gaming Control Board late Friday issued a new emergency health and safety directive that will allow Clark County casinos to have 3-foot social distancing.
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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.
Because licensed disseminators haven’t been able to negotiate a contract with Churchill Downs, the Nevada Gaming Commission stepped in with a regulatory amendment.
“We think the worst is finally behind us,” Southwest Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly said in an earnings call with investors Thursday morning.
The largest metropolitan area without a casino is seeking proposals to build a resort somewhere within Chicago and Las Vegas companies are bound to be interested.
After Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced that it is selling its Las Vegas assets for $6.25 billion, analysts expected the company’s focus to shift to other investments.
The gaming attorney from Pisanelli Bice PLLC replaces board member Terry Johnson, who had been on the board since November 2012 and whose term expires this month.
Malaysia-based Genting Group will make its Las Vegas debut in June with a $4.3 billion, 3,500-room megaresort on 87 acres formerly occupied by Boyd Gaming Corp.’s Stardust resort.
The failure of Kentucky Derby track operator Churchill Downs to sign an agreement with a licensed disseminator could prevent race wagering in Nevada.
The Texas Destination Resort Alliance, funded by Las Vegas Sands Corp., is supporting legislation that one day could bring casinos to four cities in the Lone Star State.
A report issued by the university’s International Gaming Institute considers harm of marketing to vulnerable populations and positioning of offshore companies.
In addition to enabling sports betting at 10 tribal casinos and at 10 sports franchises’ stadiums, the bill adds craps, baccarat and roulette to the casino mix.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday agreed to spend nearly $9 million to sponsor six sporting events at Allegiant Stadium over the next five years.
Executives of the Southern Nevada’s publicly traded gaming and tourism companies would just as soon forget about their fourth-quarter earnings reports.
Worre Studios has two 5G networks, a stage in the round and 65-million-pixel screens that will take virtual events abroad and serve as a supplement for local events.
LVCVA’s Compensation Committee recommends the return of vice president of guest experience to improve operations when major conventions return to Las Vegas.