A Las Vegas company that tests and certifies gaming products on a global basis is under new ownership.
Richard N. Velotta
Assistant Business Editor
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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 Control Board chairman said a licensing denial has long-term implications for an applicant seeking a management position for the owner of the Dotty’s franchise.
The complaint alleged the casino giant permitted two illegal bookmakers to gamble from 2015 to 2018 at MGM Grand and The Cosmopolitan.
The promotional skills of Bob Stupak paved the way for space-themed Vegas World to eventually become the towering iconic landmark that is The Strat.
With commercial properties, authorized by state legislatures, and tribal casinos, established by compact, only these states don’t have casinos.
The former president of Treasure Island and chief financial officer of Bellagio also was a poker player who finished in the money in 12 major tournaments.
Plus, a state that legalized casino gambling in 2020 had its first standalone casino open.
The owner of the Las Vegas Spaceport west of the city plans to sell military-grade communications satellites to buyers who can afford the $5.5 million price tag.
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Gordon blocked the Nevada Gaming Control Board from taking action against KalshiEX LLC for its sports outcome contracts.
In a slip-and-fall negligence lawsuit, Bakersfield, California resident Deborah Fenton was awarded $15 million from MGM Resorts International in the two-year-old case.
Gaming industry enforcement officers and local police jurisdictions have clear parameters as to what types of criminal activity they investigate in casinos.
For the first time ever, the Nevada Gaming Control Board has recommended that a horse trainer receive a penalty for his role in allegedly injecting a horse with cocaine.
Station Casinos would manage sportbooks at a Strip casino and at two properties in Mesquite under a plan the Nevada Gaming Control Board has recommended for approval.
When the LVCVA board of directors reviews next year’s budget next month, it’s expecting there may be less money to spend.
Executives say they may need to build in contingencies if the costs of goods and services rise after President Trump’s tariff proposals take effect.