It’s pool season again in Las Vegas, and some resorts on the Strip and elsewhere in the valley open their swimming pools to local residents.
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.
Four of the five guards involved in the incidents were fired by the casino.
Bally’s Corp. executives said many of the 700 current Tropicana workers are getting leads for new jobs.
The famous Las Vegas venue, which has already hosted U2 and booked a UFC sporting event, has landed its first business conference customer.
Fontainebleau filed a counterclaim against Wynn Las Vegas Tuesday saying it was insecure, which led some Wynn executives to jump ship.
Aristocrat Technologies is asking a federal court to order the company to stop the manufacturing and distribution of what it considers to be a copycat game.
Security guards at the casino were involved in two physical altercations, including one where a patron was wrestled face first to the ground.
Tropicana will pay tribute to its more than 700 employees ahead of its April 2 closure.
Legal and academic experts say non-compete clauses, banned in other states, will be questioned in Wynn accusations of Fontainebleau poaching employees.
The typical Las Vegas visitor in 2023 was younger than in the past, spent more money, chose different activities over shows — and had a great time while here.
As Harry Reid International Airport’s busiest commercial air carrier, Southwest flew 20.9 million passengers to and from the airport in 2023.
Excavators have appeared on the perimeter of the Las Vegas Strip resort property as it prepares to close its doors to make way for an Oakland Athletics ballpark.
Nevada and Las Vegas proved their resiliency following a shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, even though some casinos never reopened after 2020.
Elementary, middle, high school and UNLV students will take part in a contest to choose digital designs to be displayed on the famous Las Vegas venue this summer.
Analyst says Bally’s, which is building a casino in Chicago and bidding for a license in New York in addition to managing the Tropicana, may have too much on its plate.
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