Daron Dorsey, the new executive director of the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers, describes the organization’s role as equipment suppliers move forward.
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.
MGM Resorts International cleared a key regulatory hurdle Wednesday in its bid to acquire operations of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
BetMGM and Caesars Sportsbook began taking bets Monday in Ontario, home of Canada’s largest city, Toronto, in a market that could have more than 30 competitors.
The Arizona man is collecting his winnings this weekend after Control Board enforcement agents spent two weeks tracking him down as the winner of $229,368.52.
MGM Resorts International, Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Las Vegas Sands Corp. received the recognition in the hotels, resorts and casinos category.
In a hearing before the Nevada Supreme Court, attorneys for Steve Wynn and Nevada gaming regulators argue over whether state can punish the former Wynn Resorts exec.
The Consumer Technology Association is handing out free Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Self Tests so that attendees can test themselves in their hotel rooms before arriving.
Lifestyle changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will reduce attendance at CES but have driven growth and investment in high-tech products in 2022.
Six companies with interests in Southern Nevada’s tourism landscape reported third-quarter losses, showing that the city still hasn’t fully recovered from the pandemic.
Penn National Gaming’s top executive, during a Thursday earnings call, said having a Strip presence isn’t essential to the company’s growth strategy.
Work crews at the MSG Sphere at The Venetian project have begun the framing for interior screens and sound system on the $1.66 billion, 17,500-seat entertainment venue.
Resorts World Las Vegas looks to fill its 3,500 rooms with a new marketing campaign featuring hotels.com pitchman Captain Obvious touring the new Strip resort.
The company still maintains high average daily room rates and occupancy rates in the 90s on weekends and 80s at midweek, but still reported a second-quarter loss.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, a longtime supporter of Las Vegas-based charities and UNLV, is set to become the new owner of the Palms by the end of 2021.
The real estate investment trust will sell up to 69 million shares of common stock to finance its share of the $6.25 billion cost of Las Vegas Sands’ Strip resorts.
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