The LVCVA’s board of directors has approved spending $7 million on Formula One race tickets to give away to customers.
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Richard N. Velotta’s Inside Gaming column appears Sunday and Wednesday in Business.
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While Rep. Dina Titus tries to change the slot machine jackpot threshold, there are things casino players should do to prepare for the possibility of winning big money.
Despite media accounts that development has slowed and concerns about neighborhood light pollution, developers of Las Vegas’ twin Sphere venue appears to be on target.
A policy that has been in place since 1977 has frustrated jackpot winners and casinos and Rep. Dina Titus and her new gaming caucus plan to do something about it.
With Super Bowl LVIII about a year away, Las Vegas may wrestle with highway transportation matters, in-town transit issues and more visitors than hotels can accommodate.
In 2022’s record gaming year, Nevada’s slot machines got slightly tighter, but most players wouldn’t know the difference from a year ago. Solution: Play more nickel slots.
Most of the nations’s major casino companies are partnering up to bid for three lucrative downstate New York casino licenses, expected to be handed out later this year.
MSG Sphere President Lucas Watson extended a warm welcome to the venue at the Preview 2023 event last week, but the company has yet to announce suite, ticket or advertising prices.
With states adding sports wagering and new casinos planned across the county, gaming revenue records may continue to fall.
Although the LVCVA’s deal with Chilean billionaire Claudio Fischer is dead, the critical two-year Convention Center renovation is alive — and it gets $7 million to boot.
Pilot, aviation consultant say the busiest airline at Harry Reid International Airport ignored technological updates for too long and suffered the consequences.
After a fair record for predicting 2022, my 2023 crystal ball sees gaming success here and in Macao, new flights to Japan and an F1 letdown.
The reality is that the strong casino lobby works to thwart a lottery as potential competition for discretionary entertainment dollars in casinos.
Parking areas that have been designated for airport employees will be transformed to public spaces early next year and other workarounds should ease the crowded lots.
With out-of-state competitors continuously trying to hijack the “Super Bowl of Rodeo,” should Las Vegas invest in a venue to keep the event here forever?