Harry Reid International Airport officials acknowledged that the nine-hole Las Vegas Golf Center had terminated its lease.
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.
Neighbors at Turnberry Place have concerns about the planned 752-foot, 2,605-unit hotel and condominium project with an 18,000-seat NBA arena and a 6,000-seat theater.
While October’s gaming win totals were good, they were no match for a year ago when the state had its best October ever and the sixth-best month in history.
Las Vegas businessmen had to wrestle the Super Bowl of rodeo away from Oklahoma City to turn it into the massive special event it is today.
As Nevada’s gaming industry continues to grow, some academics and problem gamblers say the issue of compulsive gambling has reached a crisis stage.
In other news, Las Vegas Sands continues its pursuit for a New York gaming license and to legalize gambling in Texas.
The 40th running of the event is one of the toughest tickets in town to get because the rodeo has sold out 359 consecutive performances.
Sphere Entertainment Chairman and CEO James Dolan has a strategy to make the Las Vegas venue profitable. Here’s what’s on the horizon for performances and tickets.
The combination of an extremely strong October 2023 and a large convention that met in San Diego instead of Las Vegas this year accounted for the monthly drop.
Because the month’s 5.3 million passenger traffic total was compared with record-setting October 2023, most counts are down from a year ago.
Additionally, an off-Strip hotel-casino has officially joined the Destination by Hyatt brand.
High extension costs and the bankruptcy of the company running the 3.9-mile elevated transit system doomed plans to extend it to Reid International and downtown.
The 13-member Airline Airport Affairs Committee at Reid International will hear a presentation on a proposed expansion and modernization plan.
All attention was focused on the Strip during the Formula One race, leading to an eerie calm at Bellagio’s casino, conservatory and front desk area.
In an effort to dodge $50 parking fees and not drive my own car into the Formula One vortex, I decided to trust a friendly Uber driver to get to the race.
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