FlightAware is projecting 1,o58 flight cancellations today, 47 of those at Harry Reid International Airport.
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.
Mike Boyd of Evergreen, Colorado-based Boyd Group International, said airlines are carefully choosing which flights to cut to inconvenience the fewest number of passengers possible.
He is attempting to do something no other person has done — be removed from the Black Book while still alive. Those on the Black Book are banned by Nevada law from entering any of the state’s licensed casino properties.
Wynn Resort’s CEO said the property charges a premium room rate but doesn’t want guests “to feel nickel and dimed.”
The planned opening of the new tower will double M’s capacity, but that news was overshadowed by parent company’s Dec. 1 split with ESPNBet.
Harry Reid International Airport is bracing for flight delays and cancellations as the FAA helps implement a 10 percent reduction in flights as a safety precaution in reaction to the government shutdown.
Airport officials may not know until today whether the FAA’s plan to reduce air traffic by 10 percent starting Friday morning will affect Harry Reid International Airport.
After last month’s sports-betting scandal involving organized crime and the NBA, Nevada gaming regulators say they may review proposition bet regulations.
An expanded concession area that will offer curated craft beverages and plush recliner seating are on tap for the 10-screen theater that will be completed by summer.
While the federal government shutdown is affecting workers at airports, Allegiant Air executives say the airline is holding on for now — but that could change soon.
Las Vegans will have new options to fly to several new cities in the West and Midwest starting in 2026.
Robert “R.J.” Cipriani’s case will be reviewed, but his complaint against former Resorts World President Scott Sibella is dismissed, and other gaming industry news.
While operations at Harry Reid International Airport were normal over the weekend, tourism leaders from across the state are demanding action to end the shutdown.
Backed by President Donald Trump, the new Truth Predict market could produce a new adversary for sports betting states who say sports prediction contracts are illegal.
The Nevada Resort Association has been lobbying for 60 years. Now, it’s working to determine how casinos will address the end of penny production.