Despite record third-quarter cash flow, Boyd Gaming Corp. President and CEO Keith Smith said the company looks to reduce debt and stabilize its finances.
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.
Derek Stevens still has a few surprises up his sleeve for next year, but for now, progress on the 44-story, 777-room resort is on time for its December 2020 opening.
Is New Jersey the sports betting king? Should the federal government get involved? Should universities ban students from betting on their teams? It all came up at G2E.
Panelists in 2019’s final G2E education session discussed trends in nongaming amenities, from nightclubs to the prospect of hosting Los Angeles’ quirky Two Bit Circus.
The Wynn Las Vegas salon director who was a source in the Wall Street Journal’s report on alleged sexual misconduct by Steve Wynn has filed an invasion of privacy lawsuit.
Debit cards and iPhone payments aren’t used in casino transactions, but Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, told a Global Gaming Expo crowd earlier this week that he believes it’s time to change that.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke Wednesday on the third day of G2E in Las Vegas, fielding questions about how the league finally embraced sports betting.
Gaming officials will test areas of regulation they’ve never used before as they consider whether Steve Wynn should be stripped of his gaming license.
The state Gaming Control Board has filed a five-count complaint against Steve Wynn alleging sexual harassment of several female employees and violating state licensing suitability regulations.
A panel at the Global Gaming Expo explored the Justice Department’s interpretation of the Wire Act and concluded there’s no clear path on what will happen next.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, operator of a casino property 60 miles east of Los Angeles in San Bernardino County, has signed a partnership with the Raiders.
The Las Vegas Monorail Co. still has a ways to go before it can be considered a functional transportation system and the planned station near the Sphere is a first step.
Things are getting a little rounder at the MSG Sphere at The Venetian, the first-of-its-kind performance venue that will seat 18,000 people.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Eldorado Resorts Inc. shareholders will meet in Las Vegas and Reno to consider the planned $17.3 billion merger of the two companies.
The Las Vegas Monorail is splitting its planned expansion into two pieces and has financing to build a new station to serve the MSG Sphere at The Venetian.