A retired slot guest service representative at Aria has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that operators violated the Fair Labor Standards Act on tipping.
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.
Collaborating with the U.S. Travel Association and local and national public health agencies, the LVCVA is stepping up efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus.
The state Gaming Control Board has recommended approval of licensing for a slot machine company partnering with IGT as well as for multiple investors.
People attending the MedTradeSpring conference at Mandalay Bay this week say they’re using common health practices, like washing hands, to attend without fear.
The Boring Company is set to begin its second 4,475-foot tunnel 40 feet underground on the $52.5 million people-mover project at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The planned May G2E trade show in Macao has been postponed by 10 weeks due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Increased game sales worldwide boosted the slot machine manufacturer, but headwinds abound with coronavirus fears in IGT’s stronghold in Italy.
Las Vegas-based Everi Holdings had record revenue and cash flow in the fourth quarter and anticipates no problems delivering casino products in upcoming quarters.
Slot machines at Four Queens were still not fully operational as of midday Monday in a five-day malfunction that caused nearly every slot machine to be out of service.
The Macao government’s decision to close casinos for 15 days to slow the spread of the coronavirus resulted in a huge revenue drop during the month of Chinese New Year.
More than 60 percent of the Strip’s blackjack tables pay players $6 for every $5 wagered for a natural blackjack instead of $3 for every $2 bet on others. Is that fair?
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“It’s like a ghost town,” said Robert Miedler, who stayed at the property. “You can’t play on the floor because three-fourths of the machines are offline.”
It was the eighth time in the past 12 months that the $1 billion mark was reached statewide.
Four Caesars Entertainment Corp. hotel properties will raise their resorts fees by $2 next week, the company confirmed Thursday.