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Velotta </span> </h1> </header> </div> <div class="rj-zone top"> <div id="rj-region-top" class="widget-area rj-region rj-left-side"> <div class="rj-category-image"> <img width="900" height="600" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg?w=900&h=600&crop=1" class="rj-category-img rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Rick Velotta" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/web-rick-velotta-hs-23.jpg?w=900&h=600&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </div> <div class="rj-category-description"> <strong>Assistant Business Editor</strong> </div> <div class="rj-category-description"> <strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:rvelotta@reviewjournal.com" target="_blank">rvelotta@reviewjournal.com</a> </div> <div class="rj-category-description"> <strong>Phone:</strong> <a href="tel:(702) 477-3893" target="_blank">(702) 477-3893</a> </div> <div class="rj-category-description"> <strong>X:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/@RickVelotta" target="_blank">@RickVelotta</a> </div> <div class="rj-category-description"><p><span style="font-weight: 400">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.</span></p> </div> <div class="rj-widget latest-news rj-gutter-mobile"><div class="rj-widget-title">The Latest</div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3313488" data-post-id="3313488" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3313488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-tourism tag-mc-business rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--tourism rj-main-category-id--87"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/longtime-employee-of-las-vegas-based-airline-stepping-down-as-chief-operating-officer-3313488/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Longtime%20employee%20of%20Las%20Vegas-based%20airline%20stepping%20down%20as%20chief%20operating%20officer" aria-label="Longtime employee of Las Vegas-based airline stepping down as chief operating officer" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="An Allegiant Air airplane taxis at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. ..." decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20220925_web1_ALLEGIANT-EXPANSION_011420ev_005.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/longtime-employee-of-las-vegas-based-airline-stepping-down-as-chief-operating-officer-3313488/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Longtime%20employee%20of%20Las%20Vegas-based%20airline%20stepping%20down%20as%20chief%20operating%20officer" rel="bookmark">Longtime employee of Las Vegas-based airline stepping down as chief operating officer</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. 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That’s how the franchise could expand globally</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-03T10:01:32-08:00" style="display: none;">March 3, 2025 - 10:01 am</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">March 3, 2025 - 1:37 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>Top Sphere executive says the company is planning future venues with around 5,000 seats instead of the 17,000-seat facility that Las Vegas has.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3312647" data-post-id="3312647" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3312647 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-casinos-gaming tag-mc-business tag-mgm-resorts-international rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--casinos-gaming rj-main-category-id--82"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/ftc-withdrawing-request-for-mgm-cyberattack-information-3312647/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=FTC%2C%20MGM%20close%20to%20solving%20dispute%20over%20costly%202023%20cyberattack" aria-label="FTC, MGM close to solving dispute over costly 2023 cyberattack" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="The MGM Grand, right, stands amongst other resorts, hotels and casinos on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 20 ..." decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg?resize=600,398 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20214235_web1_Cyberattacks-Vegas-Casinos.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/ftc-withdrawing-request-for-mgm-cyberattack-information-3312647/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=FTC%2C%20MGM%20close%20to%20solving%20dispute%20over%20costly%202023%20cyberattack" rel="bookmark">FTC, MGM close to solving dispute over costly 2023 cyberattack</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-28T11:11:38-08:00" style="display: none;">February 28, 2025 - 11:11 am</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">February 28, 2025 - 5:07 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>In a letter to MGM legal representatives, the Federal Trade Commission said it is withdrawing its civil investigative demand made to MGM Resorts in January 2024.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3312138" data-post-id="3312138" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3312138 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-casinos-gaming category-local category-local-nevada category-tourism tag-mc-business rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--tourism rj-main-category-id--87"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/shuttered-primm-casino-could-undergo-exciting-transition-exec-says-3312138/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Primm%20casino-hotels%20could%20undergo%20%E2%80%98exciting%20transition%2C%E2%80%99%20exec%20says" aria-label="Primm casino-hotels could undergo ‘exciting transition,’ exec says" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Cars drive on Interstate 15 by Whiskey Pete’s Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Primm. (Daniel J ..." decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20211057_web1_PRIMM-OUTLOOK-JULXX-24-Jacobi-037.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/shuttered-primm-casino-could-undergo-exciting-transition-exec-says-3312138/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Primm%20casino-hotels%20could%20undergo%20%E2%80%98exciting%20transition%2C%E2%80%99%20exec%20says" rel="bookmark">Primm casino-hotels could undergo ‘exciting transition,’ exec says</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-27T14:16:59-08:00" style="display: none;">February 27, 2025 - 2:16 pm</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">February 27, 2025 - 3:55 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>Affinity Interactive, which operates Buffalo Bill’s and Primm Valley but has closed Whiskey Pete’s, is looking to make changes in preparation for local changes.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3311986" data-post-id="3311986" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3311986 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-casinos-gaming category-local category-local-las-vegas category-local-nevada category-nevada category-news category-politics-and-government category-the-strip category-tourism tag-mc-business rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--casinos-gaming rj-main-category-id--82"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/state-las-vegas-strip-score-big-casino-wins-against-players-in-january-3311986/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Las%20Vegas%20Strip%2C%20Nevada%20score%20big%20casino%20wins%20against%20players%20in%20January" aria-label="Las Vegas Strip, Nevada score big casino wins against players in January" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Chips and cards are shown on a baccarat table in the high-roller VIP baccarat room at the MGM G ..." decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20207479_web1_MGM-Grand-Baccarat_1_040907.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/state-las-vegas-strip-score-big-casino-wins-against-players-in-january-3311986/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Las%20Vegas%20Strip%2C%20Nevada%20score%20big%20casino%20wins%20against%20players%20in%20January" rel="bookmark">Las Vegas Strip, Nevada score big casino wins against players in January</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-27T08:59:46-08:00" style="display: none;">February 27, 2025 - 8:59 am</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">February 27, 2025 - 4:38 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>The biggest difference-maker in January’s casino gaming win was in baccarat, where casinos won more than twice what they won against players in January 2024.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3311852" data-post-id="3311852" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3311852 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-casinos-gaming tag-am-post tag-evg tag-mc-business rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--casinos-gaming rj-main-category-id--82"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/how-long-can-the-average-slot-machine-function-3311852/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=How%20long%20can%20the%20average%20slot%20machine%20function%3F" aria-label="How long can the average slot machine function?" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="People play on a rotating floor of slot machines at Circus Circus on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, ..." decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20199932_web1_HEVG-COLORFUL-VEGAS_121224cs_001.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/how-long-can-the-average-slot-machine-function-3311852/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=How%20long%20can%20the%20average%20slot%20machine%20function%3F" rel="bookmark">How long can the average slot machine function?</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-27T06:02:00-08:00" style="display: none;">February 27, 2025 - 6:02 am</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">February 27, 2025 - 6:02 am</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>The lifespan of a typical slot machine depends on a game’s popularity but other factors are considered as well.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3311456" data-post-id="3311456" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3311456 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-tourism tag-mc-business rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--tourism rj-main-category-id--87"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/las-vegas-airport-sees-jump-in-international-arrivals-3311456/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Las%20Vegas%20airport%20sees%20jump%20in%20international%20arrivals" aria-label="Las Vegas airport sees jump in international arrivals" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="A Southwest Airlines flight leaves from Harry Reid International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 202 ..." decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20206286_web1_web_WILD-ART-PLANES-9.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/las-vegas-airport-sees-jump-in-international-arrivals-3311456/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Las%20Vegas%20airport%20sees%20jump%20in%20international%20arrivals" rel="bookmark">Las Vegas airport sees jump in international arrivals</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-26T11:54:48-08:00" style="display: none;">February 26, 2025 - 11:54 am</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">February 26, 2025 - 11:54 am</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>Domestic passenger traffic fell by 1.1 percent in January, but a 16.8 percent increase in international arrivals kept Reid International slightly ahead of 2024’s pace.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3310916" data-post-id="3310916" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3310916 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-casinos-gaming tag-mc-business rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--casinos-gaming rj-main-category-id--82"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/top-wynn-shareholder-hits-10-ownership-level-3310916/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Top%20Wynn%20shareholder%20hits%2010%25%20ownership%20level" aria-label="Top Wynn shareholder hits 10% ownership level" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Tilman Fertitta (Fertitta Entertainment)" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20202435_web1_ETL_WYNN_111524_2.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/top-wynn-shareholder-hits-10-ownership-level-3310916/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Top%20Wynn%20shareholder%20hits%2010%25%20ownership%20level" rel="bookmark">Top Wynn shareholder hits 10% ownership level</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-25T13:59:05-08:00" style="display: none;">February 25, 2025 - 1:59 pm</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">February 25, 2025 - 1:59 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>The owner of Houston-based Fertitta Entertainment, operator of the Landry’s restaurant chain and Golden Nugget-branded casinos, is Wynn’s top shareholder.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3310903" data-post-id="3310903" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-video has-image post-3310903 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-local category-local-las-vegas category-north-las-vegas category-tourism category-traffic tag-mc-local tag-rj-has-vdo rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--traffic rj-main-category-id--130"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/traffic/traffic-alert-decommissioned-747-fuselage-to-make-its-way-to-area15-site-3310903/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Decommissioned%20747%20fuselage%20moved%20to%20new%20Las%20Vegas%20site%20%26%238211%3B%20PHOTOS" aria-label="Decommissioned 747 fuselage moved to new Las Vegas site – PHOTOS" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?resize=596,400 596w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?resize=768,516 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?resize=1191,800 1191w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20201492_web1_747-MOVE-FEB27-25-BT03_0ca63b.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> <div class="play-button pb-bot-left"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/traffic/traffic-alert-decommissioned-747-fuselage-to-make-its-way-to-area15-site-3310903/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Decommissioned%20747%20fuselage%20moved%20to%20new%20Las%20Vegas%20site%20%26%238211%3B%20PHOTOS" rel="bookmark">Decommissioned 747 fuselage moved to new Las Vegas site – PHOTOS</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-25T13:24:34-08:00" style="display: none;">February 25, 2025 - 1:24 pm</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">February 27, 2025 - 6:48 pm</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>The jet fuselage, a staple at Northern Nevada’s Burning Man festival since 2016, has been in storage in Las Vegas, but made its way to Area15 Wednesday.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3310698" data-post-id="3310698" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3310698 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-casinos-gaming tag-mc-business rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--casinos-gaming rj-main-category-id--82"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/is-the-apollo-igt-6-3b-deal-still-on-track-3310698/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Is%20the%20Apollo-IGT%20%246.3B%20deal%20still%20on%20track%3F" aria-label="Is the Apollo-IGT $6.3B deal still on track?" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Guests play the Wheel of Fortune slots game as others watch at Red Rock Casino on Tuesday, Dec. ..." decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198360_web1_copy_GAMING-RECORD-WIN-DEC29-21-015.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/is-the-apollo-igt-6-3b-deal-still-on-track-3310698/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Is%20the%20Apollo-IGT%20%246.3B%20deal%20still%20on%20track%3F" rel="bookmark">Is the Apollo-IGT $6.3B deal still on track?</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-25T08:50:34-08:00" style="display: none;">February 25, 2025 - 8:50 am</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">February 25, 2025 - 8:50 am</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>Executive haven’t said if the new IGT in Las Vegas will shrink or grow when the acquisition by Apollo Global Management is completed.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3310616" data-post-id="3310616" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3310616 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-casinos-gaming tag-am-post tag-mc-business rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj_author-david-danzis rj-main-category--casinos-gaming rj-main-category-id--82"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/las-vegas-company-to-install-1k-cashless-table-systems-sands-secures-financing-for-new-project-3310616/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Las%20Vegas%20company%20to%20install%201K%20cashless%20table%20systems%3B%20Sands%20secures%20financing%20for%20new%20project" aria-label="Las Vegas company to install 1K cashless table systems; Sands secures financing for new project" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Here’s a rendering of how the Marina Bay Sands will look after the completion of a new 1,000- ..." decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20198291_web1_Sands-Singapore-Resized-Photo.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/las-vegas-company-to-install-1k-cashless-table-systems-sands-secures-financing-for-new-project-3310616/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Las%20Vegas%20company%20to%20install%201K%20cashless%20table%20systems%3B%20Sands%20secures%20financing%20for%20new%20project" rel="bookmark">Las Vegas company to install 1K cashless table systems; Sands secures financing for new project</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline multi-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. Velotta</a> and <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/david-danzis/" rel="tag">David Danzis</a></span> <span class="byline-text">/</span> <span class="byline-text">RJ</span> </div> <div class="field-update custom-field-update field-updated-time"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-25T06:32:28-08:00" style="display: none;">February 25, 2025 - 6:32 am</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="">February 25, 2025 - 6:32 am</time></div> </div> <div class="field-excerpt"> <p>Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced in a Security and Exchange Commission filing that it has secured billions of dollars in financing for its Marina Bay Sands expansion.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rj-story-latest-news-wrap "> <article id="post-3310610" data-post-id="3310610" data-field-geo="" class="rj-story rj-story-thumb-list rj-thumb-list has-image post-3310610 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-casinos-gaming category-crime tag-am-post tag-evg tag-mc-business rj_author-richard-n-velotta rj-main-category--casinos-gaming rj-main-category-id--82"> <div class="field-col left"> <div class="field-image"> <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/names-from-las-vegas-mobster-past-were-once-in-states-black-book-3310610/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Exploring%20Nevada%E2%80%99s%20Black%20Book%3A%20The%20mobsters%20who%20once%20haunted%20Las%20Vegas%20casinos" aria-label="Exploring Nevada’s Black Book: The mobsters who once haunted Las Vegas casinos" rel="bookmark"> <img width="210" height="140" src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1" class="post-img field-img wp-post-image rj-lazy-load lazy-image" alt="Anthony Spilotro, left, Oscar Goodman, right. (Rene Germanier/Las Vegas Review-Journal)" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg 1200w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg?resize=210,140 210w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" data-lazy-src="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20191971_web1_Goodman-Oscar-08-copy.jpg?w=210&h=140&crop=1&is-pending-load=1" data-lazy-transform="1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field-col right"> <div class="entry-title field-title"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/names-from-las-vegas-mobster-past-were-once-in-states-black-book-3310610/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=latest&utm_source=staff_richard-n-velotta&utm_term=Exploring%20Nevada%E2%80%99s%20Black%20Book%3A%20The%20mobsters%20who%20once%20haunted%20Las%20Vegas%20casinos" rel="bookmark">Exploring Nevada’s Black Book: The mobsters who once haunted Las Vegas casinos</a></div> <div class="field-info"> <div class="field-byline single-coauthor coauthor-has-image"> <span class="byline-text">By</span> <span class="byline-text"><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/staff/richard-n-velotta/" rel="tag">Richard N. 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