It was the eighth time in the past 12 months that the $1 billion mark was reached statewide.
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.
Four Caesars Entertainment Corp. hotel properties will raise their resorts fees by $2 next week, the company confirmed Thursday.
With the 2020 NFL Draft two months away, organizers are making plans for event festivities and safety but aren’t ready to detail roles for hundreds of volunteers.
The DEMAG CC-8800 — the fourth largest crawler crane in the world — can extend 580 high, lift up to 1,760 tons and arrived in Las Vegas from Zeebrugge, Belgium.
CEO Tony Rodio said the company is “working on contingency plans should the situation begin to affect business.”
When Malaysia’s Genting Group announced it would not pursue building an integrated resort in Osaka, Japan, it opened the door for MGM Resorts International.
Days after MGM Resorts International announced a $32 million separation agreement with outgoing Chairman and CEO Jim Murren, he sold $22 million in company stock.
Golden Nugget LLC, which has casino operations in Las Vegas and Laughlin, has expanded its sports betting partnership with Las Vegas-based Scientific Games Corp.
A new anti-discrimination regulation emphasizing sexual harassment prevention takes effect March 1, thanks in part to the two-year-old incident involving Steve Wynn.
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The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, a partner with the Las Vegas Raiders and the Vegas Golden Knights, hope to help develop a tribal gaming curriculum at UNLV.
The Review-Journal’s Cassie Soto and Rick Velotta talk about the roof, new seats and work to complete the 9,500-ton field tray in the Vegas Nation Stadium Show.
A casino is expansion is one of the capital expense options the Las Vegas locals company is considering with its higher cash-flow numbers.
Las Vegas Sands’ Rob Goldstein, Wynn Resorts’ Wendy Webb and Affinity Gaming’s Mary Elizabeth Higgins win quick approvals from five gaming commissioners.
After Hilton ended its relationship with the Las Vegas Hilton in 2012, the company is re-entering the local market with a partnership with Resorts World Las Vegas.