San Diego attorney James Frantz is grateful MGM Resorts International moved quickly toward a settlement with victims, but he says the company still has work to do.
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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.
MGM Resorts International and lawyers representing thousands of people have reached a settlement of between $735 million and $800 million, both sides said Thursday.
Gaming companies aren’t supposed to cross the line of doing business with marijuana companies, so regulators will be watching the first-ever Budtender Awards event.
Legislation requiring resorts to be transparent in the advertising of hotel room rates faces an uphill path, the congresswoman representing the Las Vegas resort corridor said.
After a buying spree in Washington and Northern Nevada, small regional operator Maverick Gaming has entered the Colorado market by acquiring CC Gaming LLC and its properties.
A bill cracking down on deceptive hotel resort fees by requiring full disclosure of pricing in advertising was introduced Thursday in the House.
Golden Nugget owner, aquarium and theme park operator, restaurant entrepreneur, reality TV star Tilman Feritta has a new accomplishment: business book author.
The Las Vegas Strip paced statewide gaming win in August with improved totals in table games, slot machines and sports wagering, the Gaming Control Board reported Friday.
Representatives of the Nevada Gaming Commission still have policy decisions ahead of them over new rules about children participating in fundraising raffles.
A panel of executives representing professional sports franchises explained how the city benefits from the popularity of the teams and dropped hints about what’s next.
National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman has agreed to appear with three gaming leaders in a panel discussion during the Global Gaming Expo next month in Las Vegas.
The Nevada Commission on Tourism approves diverting a portion of sales tax revenue to support a tourism improvement district for Area 15 in Las Vegas.
Caesars Entertainment said Monday that it will continue to operate the resort under a lease agreement for at least two years.
When the Nevada Legislature locked in a taxpayer contribution of $750 million to build Allegiant Stadium, it offered no mechanism for the Raiders to pay any of it back.
Downtown’s Life is Beautiful festival has evolved into a special-event tourism attraction that spurred the LVCVA board ofdirectors to spend $150,000 to market it.
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