Pleas for leniency from 81 letters of support helped Scott Sibella escape prison time, but many are convinced he’ll never work in the gaming industry again.
Richard N. Velotta
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.
A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation resulted in Barry Diller receiving a limited license two years ago. This time, Diller was approved unconditionally.
Once the property’s doors were opened, The Mirage produced a new era of themed megaresorts as Las Vegas expanded to new audiences and fans.
To preserve the land’s nonrestricted gaming license, the Moulin Rouge has a temporary opening 69 years after becoming the city’s first desegregated casino.
After working in communications and media relations in Las Vegas for nearly 25 years, the exec takes a new role with Formula One’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The two sporting events — one held on the UNLV campus and one coming to Allegiant Stadium — will receive a total $6.2 million in financial backing.
The Sphere continues to lose money, but officials say the Las Vegas entertainment venue is improving financially and will add sound soon to its exterior display.
Two multibillion-dollar resorts — both with arenas that would be capable of hosting an NBA team — are in the works for Southern Nevada. Are both of them financially viable?
Shareholders would get a 40 percent cash premium on the sale of their shares to the New York-based middle-market private equity firm.
Wynn Las Vegas and Fontainebleau Las Vegas have traded barbs over allegations that Fontainebleau has tried to steal executive talent from Wynn.
Former Las Vegas gaming executive Scott Sibella was sentenced for knowingly allowing an illegal bookmaker to gamble at MGM Grand, violating anti-money-laundering laws.
Noted as the first tribal enterprise to manage a commercial casino in Nevada, the Mohegan group will turn over management to Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Allegiant reported a quarterly loss resulting from a combination of factors, including Boeing Co.’s failure to deliver promised 737 MAX jets.
Now owned by Apollo Management Group, The Venetian paved the way for Las Vegas Sands’ integrated resorts in Macao and Singapore and is a model for the future.
An executive explained why Bally’s is in no hurry to produce plans for a resort that would be attached to the Oakland Athletics’ stadium at the Tropicana site.