Inside Gaming

Richard N. Velotta’s Inside Gaming column appears Sunday and Wednesday in Business.
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Macau casinos face Olympic hurdle

Casino operators in Macau aren’t expecting much of a revenue bump from the Beijing Summer Olympic Games, which begin Aug. 8. Wall Street thinks the numbers may even dip.

Hellmuth all the rage at poker’s main event

July 20, 2008 - 9:00 pm

The poker community is abuzz over what some believe was special treatment Harrah’s Entertainment officials gave superstar Phil Hellmuth during the World Series of Poker’s main event.

For Penn, breaking up not so hard to do

July 13, 2008 - 9:00 pm

Wall Street is giving Penn National Gaming a fresh look after the casino operator’s $6.1 billion private equity buyout collapsed July 3.

Rough ride for casinos in Reno

July 6, 2008 - 9:00 pm

If you think Las Vegas has it rough, try operating a casino in Reno.

Adelson journey proves fruitless

June 29, 2008 - 9:00 pm

Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson was so determined to quash MGM Mirage’s joint-venture deal in Macau with Hong Kong businesswoman Pansy Ho that he flew to Mississippi to discuss the matter with Gov. Haley Barbour.