Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin could use same strategy he had with the purchase and sale of the Frontier with Circus Circus and its surrounding 102 acres.
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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.
Most are saying it’s too early to determine whether visitation to Las Vegas will be affected by recent fires, but those who are commenting are split on what to expect.
Applied Analysis economist Jeremy Aguero says Las Vegas can build on its successes in tourism to meet challenges of home affordability, health care and debt.
“It’s going to be a full redesign of the 3,000-room Mirage Tower, a full redesign of the casino, a redesign of the pool, and there will be an additional pool for the guitar tower,” Frank Casella told the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
The 17,000-seat venue announced it will go country with its next residency performance with country superstar Kenny Chesney but a host of other events are planned.
A sports-betting company with European roots has been unanimously recommended for licensing in Nevada with final approval expected later this month.
Brittnie Watkins said at the Nevada Gaming Control Board meeting that the January session would be her last as a board member.
The airport serving Las Vegas has maintained its fifth-place ranking in aircraft movements, but dropped seven places internationally in passenger numbers from 2022.
The LVCVA’s aviation consultant says the record-setting air service at Harry Reid International Airport will continue to expand in the first four months of 2025.
Spaceport CEO Rob Lauer says an air taxi plan would use top floors of resort parking garages and other open areas for an Uber-like transit system within Las Vegas.
The resort updated its self-parking policies for 2025, which includes an extension of the resort’s exclusive valet validation program.
Station Casinos has set an opening date for the second location of its new tavern brand, Seventy Six Tavern.
Las Vegas tourism is thriving thanks to professional sports concepts Las Vegas Mayors Oscar and Carolyn Goodman championed when in office as they served on the LVCVA board of directors.
The acquisition, expected to be completed by the second half of 2025, is expected to connect a wealthy high-end international clientele to Wynn Al Marjan Island.
A trial date was set for a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who collapsed and died while playing a slot machine at a Las Vegas Strip casino.