An industry expert says chances are good for establishing a lottery in Nevada, despite there having to be approval in the 2025 legislative session and a public vote.
Richard N. Velotta
Assistant Business Editor
Email: rvelotta@reviewjournal.com
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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.
Fast-growing Avelo announced its sixth destination from Harry Reid International Airport a month after announcing four routes and plans to establish a Las Vegas crew base.
Top executives of the Fontainebleau and the off-Strip Rio gave new details on what they have planned for their respective properties.
While it won’t host a possible future NBA team in Las Vegas, the Sphere has already made its mark as a major addition to the Strip skyline ahead of its September opening.
Only Clark County gaming win trailed year-ago marks in the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s May report of major tourism indicators.
Clark County and the Strip showed healthy gaming win figures for May, but they were still flat against numbers from a year ago, just as analysts had predicted.
With a runway, launch pad, hangars, tower — and a casino hotel — Rob Lauer looks to raise $310 million to build a port for space tourism flights within a decade.
Continuing a mergers-and-acquisitions trend, Blackstone Inc. may be looking to sell a portion of its Bellagio land to capitalize on its property investment.
A committee decided President and CEO Steve Hill was worth a sizable raise and bonus because of the work he did for tourism in 2022-23.
Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance executive Tina Quigley thinks Oak View Group’s NBA-ready arena plan is for real and a sustainability package is icing on the cake.
With special events on the calendar through 2024, Caesars Entertainment is prime for growth and Bally’s should spark interest with its collaboration with the Oakland A’s.
Selling lottery and sports wagering divisions put the Las Vegas company on a path toward what it’s best at — creating compelling casino games that players like.
Complaints involving compliance matters against properties at Crystal Bay and Spring Creek resulted in fines against two small gaming operations.
Four new destinations from Las Vegas, an expansion of an existing California route and a new crew base are ahead for former Allegiant exec Andrew Levy’s Avelo Airlines.
One of the records Golden Knights fans broke the night their team won the Stanley Cup involved merchandise sales.
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