Union food service workers at the Las Vegas Convention Center were hours away from walking off the job when negotiating teams hammered out a contract settlement.
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.
Agents allege that employees of an unidentified company illegally added money to sports wagering kiosks, then printed and redeemed fraudulent wagering vouchers.
Clark County Department of Aviation is working to accommodate the increasing number of passengers arriving at Las Vegas’ airport.
The operator of the PT’s Pub chain, Golden Entertainment’s Blake Sartini II, reflects on the company’s 40 years in the business and what lies ahead in the future.
With out-of-state competitors continuously trying to hijack the “Super Bowl of Rodeo,” should Las Vegas invest in a venue to keep the event here forever?
The existing sports-betting financial model is unsustainable and executives of the nation’s 48 brands have begun analyzing what they must do to generate revenue while keeping players happy.
The capacity of the M Resort will nearly double with the project, which is a part of a three-state, $850 million expansion announced by the company Monday.
Under the agreement reviewed by the Gaming Control Board, daily fantasy sports company FanDuel would be branded in Boyd Gaming’s Fremont sportsbook.
The weeklong closure which began Monday is likely to affect revenue numbers for Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd., and MGM Resorts International.
Leaders across the country say the end of COVID-19 testing for passengers arriving in the United States from overseas should increase visitation and spending.
Results at Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s two Las Vegas properties and Encore Boston Harbor overshadowed the downturn the company is experiencing in Macao in the first quarter.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors agreed to pay $6.5 million a year over three years to bring the Grand Prix to the resort corridor.
Slot machine technician Jereme Barrios is appealing a regional National Labor Relations Board ruling on a union decertification vote.
With more casino customers spending more worldwide, IGT is benefiting from a competitive environment in which operators want the best upgraded slot machines.
Las Vegas gaming equipment manufacturer PlayAGS refinanced debt and narrowed its fourth-quarter losses but barely beat analysts’ projections for revenue and earnings.