The 2,812-room resort formerly known as Bally’s has a rich history on the Las Vegas Strip and will become home to the World Series of Poker later this year.
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.
The Denver-based ultra-low-cost air carrier promotes itself as “a whole different animal” with named wildlife mascots on the tails of all their jets.
In a unanimous vote, the Nevada Gaming Commission approves the operator of 17 properties, Colorado-based Century Gaming Inc., in its entry to the Nevada market.
Sen. Jacky Rosen helped write the bill authorizing the program and has backed the company’s bid to build a high-speed rail between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
The Culinary union said Monday that 99 percent of its workers voted to ratify the Las Vegas Convention Center food service contract.
After a three-hour hearing, Control Board Chairman Kirk Hendrick said he’ll take some of the suggestions from Tuesday’s testimony to possibly schedule regulatory workshops.
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday for grandstand seating at The Mirage for November’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix.
While Rep. Dina Titus tries to change the slot machine jackpot threshold, there are things casino players should do to prepare for the possibility of winning big money.
A report found that Las Vegas is also drawing a more ethnically diverse crowd, with higher rates of Asian and Asian American and Hispanic-Latino visitors.
After a deal fell apart with a Chilean developer, the LVCVA sold its Strip-facing land to partners with a track record for building retail operations.
It’s unknown how many shareholders will participate in the lawsuit against former CEO Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts, but attorneys say the number will be “substantial.”
Despite media accounts that development has slowed and concerns about neighborhood light pollution, developers of Las Vegas’ twin Sphere venue appears to be on target.
Union food service workers at the Las Vegas Convention Center were hours away from walking off the job when negotiating teams hammered out a contract settlement.
Developers Brett Torino and Paul Kanavos, who built Harmon Corner and are working on the 63 retail center, would become the owners of property near the Convention Center.
Following a 90-minute Gaming Control Board hearing, Century Casinos executives won unanimous support in their bid to buy the Sparks Nugget property for $195 million.
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