Revised Regulation 30 addresses issues raised when several horses were drugged with cocaine and other illegal substances in Elko County Fair horse races in summer 2024.
Richard N. Velotta
Reporter: Casinos, Gaming and Tourism
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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.
In a special meeting of the Nevada Gaming Control Board Thursday, regulators were updated on what Affinity Gaming is doing regarding the shutdown of Primm properties.
Las Vegas was second, and three local resort hotels ranked in the top 10 for best destinations for a convention or meeting in 2025.
It didn’t take long for members of Southwest Airlines’ Rapid Rewards loyalty club to begin using earned points for trips to “The Last Frontier” of Anchorage, Alaska.
After seeing horse racing and betting up close at Del Mar and studying statistics at Brown, UNLV Gaming Institute Executive Director Brett Abarbanel plans big conference.
While there are still plenty of deals with rooms costing less than $100 a night across the city, eye-popping $1,000-a-night rates are greeting Memorial Day visitors.
Plus, the Linq Promenade has debuted its fully renovated 130-foot digital marquee, completing a top-to-bottom overhaul that brings new LED technology to one of the Strip’s most visible signs.
The proximity of Harry Reid International Airport to the city’s center was listed as a top asset for those blending business and leisure travel on their trips.
Thanks to a Cirrus Aviation Services program called Theos, local residents will be able to fly to Southern California on corporate jets for $1,200.
The second-busiest commercial air carrier at Harry Reid International Airport will add flights in the fall to the “Live Music Capital of the World.”
The merger of Allegiant Air with Sun Country Airlines was completed in record time, but there’s plenty of challenges ahead to integrate the airlines’ two systems.
Once systems are integrated, Allegiant will add 105 Sun Country routes and begin selling them under the Allegiant Air brand and have its headquarters in Las Vegas.
Room renovations are planned in Wynn’s Encore tower and construction continues at the UAE’s Wynn al Marjan Island property.
Nevada Gaming Control Board member George Assad applauded efforts to update money-laundering regulations, but suggests a whistleblower program could be even more beneficial.
For the kickoff of the city’s ‘Pack for Vegas’ summer marketing campaign, the LVCVA announced that fireworks displays are planned every Saturday night in June and July.