Real estate developer Rob Lauer has 240 acres near Pahrump and a dream for a Las Vegas Spaceport, but funding the project could be elusive.
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 WAGER Act would exempt the nation’s legal sportsbooks from having to pay a 0.25 percent tax on all bets placed on sporting events.
The state, Clark County, the Strip and downtown Las Vegas had their best fiscal years ever for gaming win as casinos collected more than $1 billion for the 40th straight time.
Membership perks include priority access lines, waived resort fees, air travel credits, dining credits and cruise offers.
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The board has been on a mission to repeal and revise outdated regulations and that process will continue in 2025.
“Shame on Caltrans and California,” said Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman after a truck carrying lithium turned over on its side, causing a weekend shutdown of I-15.
Apollo Management, which operates The Venetian on the Strip, will combine and take the two manufacturers private.
Here are the first Southwest destinations served from Las Vegas with new late-night service that begins on Valentine’s Day.
Playgon’s live dealers play blackjack, roulette and baccarat online with players, but regulators say the company is an unlicensed operator.
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The Las Vegas-based company is now reinvesting in its properties in Macao and Singapore.
The store is the first in Las Vegas for the luxury brand, which joins Chrome Hearts, Missoni and Vittorio Borghese at the Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino.