Figures from Golden Entertainment Inc.’s Total Rewards loyalty program indicate 40 percent of the Strat’s core customers are waiting out the coronavirus.
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.
Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts, MGM Resorts International are interested in expanding their domestic footprint to major U.S. population centers.
The Washington D.C.-based law firm monitoring Wynn Resorts has praised the company for multitasking the handling of the company’s anti-harassment policies while it simultaneously addresses the coronavirus pandemic.
The 2021 CES was kicked off Monday with an opening keynote address from Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg, who explained what 5G technology can do for entertainment.
The Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall expansion project is 96 percent complete.
New details about the Las Vegas Monorail Co. bankruptcy filing are emerging, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has made a nonrefundable first payment.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s president and CEO said there are still several steps ahead, but that a meeting on the Monorail may be needed soon.
The joining of CuriosityStream Inc. with Software Acquisition Group Inc. of Las Vegas will enable the company to seek more investors on the Nasdaq exchange.
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission will have a critical role in determining support for Eldorado Resorts Inc.’s acquisition of Caesars Entertainment when it meets Monday.
U.S.-based gaming analysts say the move to lift some travel restrictions between Guangdong Province and Macao is “a step in the right direction.”
The Culinary union is planning a car caravan demonstration Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip to call attention to its push for the public disclosure of casino reopening plans.
The company that operates the HyperX Esports Arena at Luxor saw fewer live events globally, and despite an uptick in video game tournament play, losses grew for Allied.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. on Monday announced it would phase in reopenings with a comprehensive safety and health plan with masked employees across its network of properties.
A gaming executive who had roles with Caesars Entertainment, Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts International said he’s not renewing his contract and will retire from MGM China.
The operator of the Tropicana and M Resort in Southern Nevada is issuing a new common stock offering of $250 million and $250 million in bonds to bolster finances.