“The hope is that we can make Las Vegas, the health (and) safety capital of the world,” said Jim Murren, head of the state’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force.
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Nevada’s casinos won’t need to overhaul their operating plans under new guidance issued Tuesday by gaming regulators.
Oyo Las Vegas notified the state it plans to lay off employees effective Nov. 12.
The vast majority of the visitors tested positive while they were in Nevada. The data dates back to June 1; casinos reopened June 4.
Hotel owners are facing an “unprecedented wave” of foreclosures, according to a Tuesday letter from the industry to Congress.
Three Las Vegas Valley nongaming hotels have notified Nevada’s employment bureau that layoffs may be coming.
Wynn Resorts is the first major Strip gaming company to publicly disclose how many of its employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Gov. Steve Sisolak plans a Tuesday news conference to announce Phase 2 of Nevada’s reopening, which may include casinos reopening on June 4.
Three major casino companies will begin testing their Las Vegas employees Thursday for COVID-19 before they return to work.
The Culinary union is asking the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt its standards for health and cleanliness and wants casino reopening plans to be made public.
The state Gaming Control Board could limit the number of people inside a casino at one time, but it probably won’t mandate temperature detectors at entrances.
About 206,000 direct casino employees in Nevada are without work after Gov. Steve Sisolak’s Tuesday mandate, according to the American Gaming Association.