While most of the LVCVA board’s Tuesday meeting focused on budget cuts, two projects remain full speed ahead.
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.
LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill told the board of directors that the organization could survive two years without any revenue coming in.
The state’s largest private employer has released a health safety plan in preparation for reopening as the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
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.
Resorts wish they could have more visitors like Cincinnati resident Tony Iori, who hopes Las Vegas will be like it has been so that he can travel here as often as he has.
NFR meets NFL in December when the Indianapolis Colts visit the Las Vegas Raiders. But the league dodged many potential city conflicts when drafting the 2020 schedule.
Operators of The Strat reopened a slot route operation in Montana on Monday, and company executives believe the pent-up demand there could follow in Nevada.
Regulators unanimously passed policies for both nonrestricted licensees — Strip, downtown and locals properties — and restricted licensees — those with 15 or fewer slot machines.
After a record-breaking January and February performance, the company that operates the Tropicana and the M Resort suffered from COVID-19 fallout in March and furloughed 26,000 employees.
The Culinary union is asking the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt its standards for health and cleanliness and wants casino reopening plans to be made public.
A casino formerly owned by Reno-based Peppermill Resorts and acquired by the owners of the nearby Emerald Island may be licensed when the Nevada Gaming Commission meets.