Nevada’s 30-day casino shutdown is set to end April 16, and some Las Vegas properties are accepting bookings just days after.
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The operator of The Venetian is flying in medical equipment from China to protect health care workers and first responders from the novel coronavirus.
Most Las Vegas gaming and tourism companies went from a 52-week high early this year to a 52-week low on March 18 with the closure of the state’s casinos.
It used to be that casino CEOs might do a promotional video or appear on camera to promote a resort. Nowadays, it’s more about reassuring employees.
In what will be the last big total for gaming win and taxes collected for a while, the state’s casinos exceeded the $1 billion win level for the third straight month in February.
The American Gaming Association on Saturday said 910 casinos — 92 percent of the total nationwide — have closed their doors in a bid to slow the spread of the virus.
Silverton CEO Craig Cavileer said the property has stayed in compliance with shutdown protocols for the hotel-casino while keeping the 150-room Hyatt Place open.
In a statistics-heavy appeal to the state’s six congressional representatives and senators, association President and CEO Virginia Valentine explained that Nevada would be hurt more than any other state because of its dependence on tourism.
R&R Partners principle Bill Vassiliadis has seen shutdowns and downturns before and expects Las Vegas to come back strong once the coronavirus measures are over.
Hotel-casino employees worked toward complying with Gov. Steve Sisolak’s move to close all nonessential Nevada businesses for 30 days in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Travel spending, including on transportation, hotels and attractions, is projected to fall by $355 billion this year, the group said.
Here’s an updated roundup of the latest changes to Las Vegas casinos.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. employees will be paid while Strip resorts are closed, and the closure “will not impact health care eligibility,” according to a company statement.
Visitors depart hours ahead of scheduled shutdowns of the scheduled closures of the Strip megaresorts for several weeks — at least.
MGM Resorts International is closing its resorts in Las Vegas effective today.