On a typical late March evening, the Las Vegas Strip would be teeming with tourists hoping Lady Luck would smile on them. Not this year.
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On a normal night, thousands would gather at the Fremont Street Experience, mingling in revelry. But that was before coronavirus arrived in Southern Nevada.
A state lawmaker from Hawaii has tested positive for coronavirus and he is blaming a trip to Las Vegas for contracting the virus.
For at least the next 30 days, casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and across Nevada will sit empty. No tourists. No jackpots. No entertainment. No buffets.
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