A $597.6 million project that was delayed by COVID-19 will start up next year after the massive ConExpo-Con/Ag construction trade show in March.
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.
Results at Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s two Las Vegas properties and Encore Boston Harbor overshadowed the downturn the company is experiencing in Macao in the first quarter.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors agreed to pay $6.5 million a year over three years to bring the Grand Prix to the resort corridor.
Slot machine technician Jereme Barrios is appealing a regional National Labor Relations Board ruling on a union decertification vote.
With more casino customers spending more worldwide, IGT is benefiting from a competitive environment in which operators want the best upgraded slot machines.
Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts has two major casino construction projects underway in Colorado and Illinois and is battling higher costs, including for insurance and crab legs.
A Circa Sports retail sportsbook will be a part of Full House Resorts’ American Place resort being built in Waukegan, Illinois, and a temporary location also is planned.
The president and CEO of the Kansas City Sports Commission says the NFL draft is a chameleon that takes on the look and feel of the community that hosts it.
The city’s tourism leaders changed things up for National Travel and Tourism Week by thanking those who made the trip to Las Vegas and those who accommodate them.
The new Dish product provides data, talk and text at faster speeds to most ZIP codes within the Las Vegas Valley.
Breeze Airways has yet to land a single plane at Harry Reid International Airport but has announced for the second time that it is expanding its flight operations to and from Las Vegas.
Driven by a strong sports-wagering strategy, Penn National Gaming isn’t interested in adding a Strip resort despite big gains at its M Resort in Henderson.
The owner of the Strat, Arizona Charlie’s and the market leader in Laughlin reported record first-quarter earnings and is continuing its streak into Q2.
Bally’s Corp., winner of the bid to build a casino in Chicago and the future owner of Tropicana’s operations, still isn’t sharing what’s in store for the Strip property.
Beating out four competitive plans, the Bally’s Tribune Publishing site was selected as the best proposal for Chicago’s sole gaming license.
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