CEOs for JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines are expecting expansion for the merged air carrier if Justice Department allows the $3.8 billion transaction to go through.
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.
Allegiant proposal would enable airline and partner, Viva Aerobus, to fly routes to Mexican beach resorts from Las Vegas and small towns in the United States.
Four CONCACAF international soccer matches at Allegiant Stadium, UFC Fight Week and next year’s Mountain West Conference basketball tournaments will be funded.
State Sen. Stanley Chang says goal of his legislation banning casino advertising in Hawaii is to generate revenue for treatment of compulsive gambling disorders.
In 2022’s record gaming year, Nevada’s slot machines got slightly tighter, but most players wouldn’t know the difference from a year ago. Solution: Play more nickel slots.
Agents allege that employees of an unidentified company illegally added money to sports wagering kiosks, then printed and redeemed fraudulent wagering vouchers.
The bill, approved in a 3-1 vote of the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, establishes a tax on trip packages to casinos, but removes references to Nevada.
The MSG Sphere at The Venetian will open its doors this autumn and offer the first of up to six residency headliners as well as the first original immersive film content.
Thanks to record performances in Las Vegas and Boston offsetting the rebounding numbers in Macao, the company told investors they’re optimistic about 2023 prospects.
Hawaii’s attorney general believes the proposed law, which seeks to reduce the flow of residents’ money to Las Vegas, could be found unconstitutional.
For the first time in history, the NFL’s championship game will be staged in a state that offers legalized sports wagering, with a legal sportsbook at the stadium.
Every domestic air carrier operating at Harry Reid International Airport had more passengers in 2022 than in 2021, and three new carriers made their Las Vegas debut.
Most of the nations’s major casino companies are partnering up to bid for three lucrative downstate New York casino licenses, expected to be handed out later this year.
Consultants, government agencies and transportation stakeholders are at the table to solve the problem of airport capacity at Harry Reid International Airport.
The rebranded Lucky Club in North Las Vegas has 280 new slot machines, a sports cantina with 90 TVs, a massive bar and a William Hill sportsbook.
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