The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s compensation committee has recommended 4% pay raises in July for 240 workers affiliated with the union.
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.
Leaders across the country say the end of COVID-19 testing for passengers arriving in the United States from overseas should increase visitation and spending.
Venetian President and CEO George Markantonis will step down Aug. 1 and Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas executive Patrick Nichols will take over at the Strip resort property.
The Gold Strike Tunica will become the Cherokee Nation’s first casino outside Oklahoma and MGM will continue to have a Mississippi presence with Beau Rivage in Biloxi.
As new ultra-low-cost carrier Breeze Airways arrived on its inaugural flight to Las Vegas on Thursday, the Utah-based airline announced new flights to Akron-Canton, Ohio.
It’s taken a long time for Southern Nevada-based Olympia Gaming to get to licensing its Legends Bay Casino, but Chairman and CEO Garry Goett said it was worth the wait.
In a unanimous vote, the Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended approval of parimutuel county fair horse races in August and September despite some hiccups last year.
With four new Frontier routes to Baltimore, Buffalo, Hartford and Kansas City, the Denver-based carrier will offer flights to 57 destinations from Harry Reid International.
While Southern Nevada hotel room rates run about 60 percent more than in July 2021, the American Hotel Lodging Association says gas prices will affect vacation decisions.
The growing trend is to eliminate expensive room service, but Luxor is trying a new digital delivery system from property restaurants to end late-night munchies.
Because 2022’s calendar produced fewer weekend dates in May than other months, New York-based gaming analyst Carlo Santarelli is projecting lower revenue from the Strip.
Fantasy sports company DraftKings led the pack in Arizona sports wagering in record March revenue production and betting payouts, taking advantage of NCAA betting.
Daron Dorsey, the new executive director of the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers, describes the organization’s role as equipment suppliers move forward.
A FinanceBuzz analysis found that Reid International Airport in Las Vegas had the third-lowest fares among 45 of the nation’s busiest airports — but that’s down from No. 1.
The North Las Vegas City Council has approved Station Casinos’ plan to keep Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho closed for at least another year, through June 2023.