The Nevada Gaming Commission voted unanimously to approve an $8.5 million fine against MGM Resorts for letting illegal bookmakers gamble at its Las Vegas casinos.
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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.
For the first time in history, commissioners were asked to increase the penalty against a trainer sought by the state racing steward for the drugging of a horse.
With merger plans for Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines well underway, changes will be made at Harry Reid International Airport by the end of the year.
Executives said they’re bowing out of New York because of concerns about planned iGaming licensing and how it would affect land-based casinos there.
The KalshiEX LLC prediction market has raised the ire of Nevada gaming regulators by offering sports propositions that resemble sports wagers.
Both domestic and international arrivals and departures declined last month compared with a banner month experienced in March 2024.
A Las Vegas company that tests and certifies gaming products on a global basis is under new ownership.
The Control Board chairman said a licensing denial has long-term implications for an applicant seeking a management position for the owner of the Dotty’s franchise.
The complaint alleged the casino giant permitted two illegal bookmakers to gamble from 2015 to 2018 at MGM Grand and The Cosmopolitan.
The promotional skills of Bob Stupak paved the way for space-themed Vegas World to eventually become the towering iconic landmark that is The Strat.
With commercial properties, authorized by state legislatures, and tribal casinos, established by compact, only these states don’t have casinos.
The former president of Treasure Island and chief financial officer of Bellagio also was a poker player who finished in the money in 12 major tournaments.
Plus, a state that legalized casino gambling in 2020 had its first standalone casino open.
The owner of the Las Vegas Spaceport west of the city plans to sell military-grade communications satellites to buyers who can afford the $5.5 million price tag.
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Gordon blocked the Nevada Gaming Control Board from taking action against KalshiEX LLC for its sports outcome contracts.