When tragedy struck UNLV Wednesday, National Finals Rodeo organizers had to find compromise to reach the best solution possible to keep performances on track.
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.
Gaming and tourism industry analyst says the UNLV tragedy shouldn’t impact visitation to Las Vegas.
An expert that has handled many SEC cases says the matter should have been dismissed and that the SEC “completely surrendered.”
The NFR will begin Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center, and a tribute to those affected by Wednesday’s tragedy at UNLV will be included in the opening ceremony.
More information on the delayed start of the country’s biggest rodeo will be announced Thursday.
The stock sale provides the funds necessary for Dr. Miriam Adelson to acquire a majority stake of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.
In a transaction first announced in March, regulators recommended approval of Golden Entertainment’s sale of its slot route to J&J Ventures Gaming of Illinois.
The Durango resort-casino is the first locals-focused resort since the M Resort opened in 2009.
While room rates aren’t as eye-popping as seen for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, they substantially exceed the prices seen in December 2022.
With Sands shareholder Miriam Adelson near to completing the sale of $2B in stock to buy a majority interest in the Dallas Mavericks, a role in the Oak View project has been dismissed.
Five Circa customers say the downtown Las Vegas resort operator’s practice of adding fees or taxes to comp transactions is deceptive.
Despite Reid airport seeing record numbers in October and a variety of special events, fewer people visited Sin City in October.
The question for gaming win now becomes how long will records stand, with Formula One-enhanced November and new resorts Durango and Fontainebleau openings on the horizon.
Las Vegas Events and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association are happy with NFR at Thomas & Mack Center, but the allure of higher capacity at the A’s stadium is attractive.
A new U.S. District Court judge will take over in a case in which a gambler is accusing an executive of ignoring information that felons were illegally gambling.
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