Massachusetts Gaming Commission announced plans for roundtable meetings with existing casino licensees one day after Gov. Charlie Baker signed sports-betting legislation into law.
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 nation’s more than 460 commercial casinos are on a pace to break the all-time annual revenue record of $53 billion set in 2021.
After the second full day of a shutdown in Macao, the normally bustling streets were empty and stock shares for Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts were down.
The LVCVA board of directors will consider recommendations for salaries and bonuses Tuesday after its compensation committee discussed rewarding executives Monday.
A $597.6 million project that was delayed by COVID-19 will start up next year after the massive ConExpo-Con/Ag construction trade show in March.
A desert oasis environment is envisioned at Red Rock Resorts’ newest Station Casinos property in southwest Las Vegas that will include a 200-room hotel and an 83,000-square-foot casino.
Apollo Global Management Inc., one of the future owners of The Venetian, Palazzo and The Venetian Expo, reported higher earnings and are paying dividends to shareholders.
The International Pizza Expo and the World Tea Conference are among four trade shows planned simultaneously at the Convention Center for Food & Beverage Industry Week.
Las Vegas’ Super Bowl Host Committee will need to raise about $20 million to spend a total $60 million in advance of the Feb. 11, 2024, NFL championship football game.
Observers are asking: Why is Matt Maddox leaving Wynn Resorts? What will he do next? And will the transition to new CEO Craig Billings be a smooth one?
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board will consider selling land at Las Vegas and Elvis Presley boulevards to finance convention hall renovations.
LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill is likely to get a $15,292-a-year raise at Tuesday’s meeting of the agency’s board.
Joel Van Over of Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consulting explained to the LVCVA board of directors how airline capacity is being rebuilt at McCarran International Airport.
The Las Vegas Monorail, purchased out of bankruptcy by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and closed since March 2020, will begin selling tickets Tuesday.
The London company that manufactures slot machines and supplies lotteries sees increased spending by players, spurring profits used to retire corporate debt.
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