Gross gaming revenue for Macao was down 94.5 percent again in August as border-crossing issues from nearby provinces remained in place, but that could change this month.
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 Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will acquire the Las Vegas Monorail system, but how long it will operate the 3.9-mile electric transit system is another question.
An analysis issued Monday by the American Hotel & Lodging Association that shows the U.S. hotel industry may be on the brink of financial collapse.
While critics say New Jersey capitalizes on a simple registration plan, others say the differences in the markets are what enable the Garden State to gain more revenue.
July 6, 2015 — Gov. Brian Sandoval forms the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure committee to study building an NFL-caliber football stadium that UNLV could also use.
The fourth straight month of zero attendance for conventions, trade shows and meetings has dragged visitation to Las Vegas down by double-digit percentage declines.
A dispute between Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, and Nevada sportsbooks threatened to block betting on the Sept. 5 race, but a regulatory solution was found.
William Hill US CEO Joe Asher is ecstatic about its deal with Caesars Entertainment and its acquisition of CG Technology, approved Thursday by the Gaming Commission.
Despite the unprecedented shutdown of the economy resulting from the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Allegiant Stadium was completed on time.
In this Q&A, the Stadium Authority’s Steve Hill looks back at his agency’s role in Allegiant Stadium’s development.
Allegiant Stadium is costing $1.97 billion to build. Here’s where that money is coming from and how it’s being spent.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority initially would use funds from the scrapped Convention Center renovation project to pay for Las Vegas Monorail.
The Las Vegas Strip had the second-worst percentage decline among 19 statewide markets monitored by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, with win down 39.2 percent.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will pursue the acquisition of the Las Vegas Monorail Co. and the authority’s board of directors will put it to a vote next week.
Three liens for work done on the $1.66 billion, 17,000-seat entertainment venue being built east of The Venetian have been filed in the Clark County Recorder’s Office.