MGM Resorts International is working to sell its MGM Grand property on the Strip in the same way it moved its flagship Bellagio resort.
Richard N. Velotta
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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.
Nevada casinos had luck on their side playing baccarat and statewide gaming win eclipsed the $1 billion mark for the fifth time this year.
MGM Resorts International continues its efforts to sign partnership deals to expand its brand with Tuesday’s announcement of a collaboration with Verizon’s Yahoo Sports.
As the millennial generation takes over as the largest consumer demographic, the gaming industry will explore what makes them tick — and how to draw them into casinos.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority gave a hard-hat tour of the construction site at Paradise Road and Convention Center Drive to showcase the building that 14½ months from now will be teeming with thousands of people attending CES in 2021.
The decision to allow youths under 18 to participate in charitable lotteries was more controversial than expected, but the Nevada Gaming Commission agreed to allow it.
Construction crews on Thursday continued the slow process of raising a net of multi-ton steel cables that will support a translucent roof for the Raiders Allegiant Stadium.
Southwest Airlines on Thursday reported record third-quarter operating revenue despite the continued grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.
With Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson back to offering earnings commentary, Las Vegas Sands has a mixed quarter with dominance in Macao and overseas timelines in place.
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.
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.
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