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Richard N. Velotta Gaming Guru - Page 6Uber driver fined $2,500 for ride solicitation7 October 2015
The first transportation network company driver to be disciplined by the Nevada Transportation Authority was assessed a $2,500 fine at a hearing Tuesday for offering a ride to a plainclothes enforcement officer while not operating on the Uber platform. Transportation Authority Commissioner Keith Sakelhide, ... (read more)
August tourism up but room rates down in Las Vegas1 October 2015
The dog days of summer didn't hurt visitation to Las Vegas, but room rates and revenue per room slipped in August, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Wednesday. Visitation was up 1.6% to 3.6 million people for the month, which had five weekend dates, the same as last year. While ... (read more)
Nevada tourism campaign to reprise 'Don't Fence Me In'1 October 2015
A rocked-up version of an old cowboy song is the soundtrack for Nevada's newest advertising campaign. But somebody may have to explain to the millennials the program is directed to — and maybe other members of the general population — what a "cayoose" is. The Nevada Commission on Tourism on Wednesday ... (read more)
Brazilian travel blogger impressed with Las Vegas29 September 2015
It's no wonder that Ana Maria Junqueira liked Caesars Palace, The Venetian Las Vegas and Bellagio so much when she visited Las Vegas last week. They reminded her of her favorite place in the world, Rome, where she lived for a year before she began a career as a writer. Now, Junqueira is a full-time travel ... (read more)
High-speed rail already behind schedule as first meeting nears29 September 2015
As the Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority prepares for its inaugural meeting Tuesday, the five-member board already is hopelessly behind in meeting a deadline established by the enabling legislation. Board members meet for the first time at the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada headquarters at 5 p.m. ... (read more)
Tourism leaders say Vegas needs a bigger stadium25 September 2015
Southern Nevada's appetite for hosting more special events to draw large numbers of tourists could result in a renewed push to build a stadium to stage events too large for facilities Las Vegas already has. Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and Pat ... (read more)
McCarran airport reports 4 million passengers for second straight month25 September 2015
Passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport continued to soar in August as the Clark County Department of Aviation on Friday reported a 7.2% increase over a year ago, hitting 4 million passengers for the second straight month. August numbers brought the 2015 total to 30.1 million passengers, 4.9% ahead of 2014's pace. ... (read more)
UNLV to host final presidential debate before 2016 election24 September 2015
The University of Nevada Las Vegas will host the final presidential debate before next year's election, boosting the city's growing influence in a race that already has brought a long succession of candidates to Southern Nevada. The school was notified by the Commission on Presidential Debates early ... (read more)
Nevada head of EEOC named administrator of Nevada Taxicab Authority24 September 2015
The head of the state's Equal Employment Opportunity division has been named administrator of the Nevada Taxicab Authority. Ronald Grogan, who was responsible for investigations, staff training and development, program management, conflict resolution and agency operations for the office for the past seven years, will take the new job effective Monday. ... (read more)
Officials break ground on $30 million motorsports complex22 September 2015
When tourists roll in from California next year, they'll get a glimpse of cars traveling up to 120 mph. And they won't even be on Interstate 15. Developers of SpeedVegas, a new motorsports complex being built on 100 acres south of Las Vegas just east of I-15 at the Sloan exit, broke ground on the $30 million project that has been planned for four years. ... (read more)
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