In a bid to have the most restrictive casino reopening plan in the country, the Gaming Commission won’t allow poker and will require facial coverings for all patrons.
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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 National Football League’s all-star game, the 2021 Pro Bowl, is heading for Las Vegas in January, but tourism leaders are unsure how big of a tourism draw it will be.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. quantified declines in revenue, cash flow and profit margins in Nevada, but increases at regional properties in the South and Midwest.
The American Gaming Association’s “Payments Modernization Policy Principles” come at a time when Nevada regulators are looking to upgrade the state’s digital transactions.
The state Gaming Control Board isn’t reconsidering requiring facial coverings for casino patrons, but it would if new COVID-19 cases would overburden Southern Nevada hospitals.
It took longer than most expected and the price is rising by $2.3 million every day, but it appears Reno-based Eldorado Resorts will soon hold the keys to Caesars Palace.
Industry observers say pandemic rule inconsistencies result from a combination of failings, most of them involving casino guests who choose not to follow those rules.
U.S.-based gaming analysts say the move to lift some travel restrictions between Guangdong Province and Macao is “a step in the right direction.”
Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, told his board of directors that the cost of the West Hall expansion will go up by probably less than 1 percent.
MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. on Tuesday announced reopening plans that will expand hotel and casino capacity in the city.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday approved a multimillion-dollar, one-year contract with a possible six-month extension for R&R Partners to continue as the organization’s advertising consultant.
Tourism leaders say it won’t be as easy as flipping a switch, but a new TV ad debuting this week shows the Strip in big lights coming to life to show the city’s reopening.
Las Vegas casinos hosted weekend visitors Saturday for the first time since mid-March. Check back here throughout the day to see what’s happening on the Strip and at local casinos.
Clark County’s more than 200 licenced operators celebrated reopening properties Thursday, but the bigger question is whether they’ll be able to build on that success.
Billboards, TV ads and special promotions are being rolled out by several casino companies to get customers in the buildings when the 78-day casino closure ends Thursday.