Scott Sibella, former president of MGM Grand and Resorts World, faces sentencing in California and is the subject of a Nevada Gaming Control Board complaint.
Richard N. Velotta
Assistant Business Editor
Email: rvelotta@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 477-3893
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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.
Two years ago, the Nevada Gaming Commission gave the media mogul only conditional approval because of an insider trading investigation.
A group of local developers are looking to build a 2,500-room resort with 20,000-seat arena on the former Wet ‘n Wild site once targeted for Jackie Robinson’s All Net Arena.
The convergence of Olympic curling triumphs, a Canadian fan base and a nonprofit club have laid the groundwork for a new local facility.
The Tropicana was profitable right up to its April 2 closing date, and operators didn’t close early because it was losing money, according to executives of the company that owns the resort’s land.
The number of passengers using Harry Reid International Airport in March was the third highest in the airport’s history, with international travel fueling that growth.
The March gaming win was strong — but not as strong as a year ago when casinos had all-time-record slot machine revenue due to a stellar lineup of special events.
The crane was being used in the $600 million Las Vegas Convention Center renovation project at the facility’s North Hall.
An executive with more than three decades of experience in Las Vegas is leaving his position once a successor is found.
Clark County District Judge Mark Denton will hear arguments on Wynn Las Vegas’ allegations that rival Fontainebleau is poaching the resort’s executives.
While MGM’s lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission and a “60 Minutes” story offered new details, there are still unanswered questions about last year’s cyberattack.
The Las Vegas hotel-casino confirmed the exec will leave the company for a new position.
The judge will become the newest member of the top gaming regulatory board in May after Commissioner Ogonna Brown declined a reappointment.
After seeing videos of the felon grabbing casino chips from tables, commissioners voted unanimously to place him on the List of Excluded Persons.
Two companies hope to have their platforms live in the state within the next year.
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