Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s Las Vegas gaming floors have been given the green light to operate at full capacity, effective Monday.
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Some of the casinos are holding out for looser operating restrictions, or more foot traffic. Others have shuttered their doors permanently.
Metrics like foot traffic, gaming revenue and occupancy rates in the Reno area are closing in on pre-pandemic levels ahead of Clark County.
Businesses across the Las Vegas Valley received the green light to loosen their operating restrictions on Monday, with many allowed to surpass 25 percent capacity for the first time since November.
The Strip is set to reopen its final resort, The Cromwell, as an adults-only property in late October.
MGM Resorts International is making another go at boosting its cash on hand.
MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts have plans to bring back meetings and conventions, major revenue drivers that have been on hold for months.
Labor union members across several industries in Nevada are fighting for the right to return to work.
The coronavirus pandemic is “undoubtedly” the most difficult economic challenge the gaming industry has faced, the head of the American Gaming Association said.
The company is ramping up departments that are “essential to run (the) business,” an executive said.
Testing employees before their return to work has come into question as the state’s testing system becomes overwhelmed.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. will continue to offer its employees pay and benefits through at least Oct. 31.
Automation can strengthen business’ efforts to keep guests and staff safe, but it’ll lead to major shake-ups in Southern Nevada’s workforce.
Penn National Gaming and Hilton Grand Vacations have warned the state of potential layoffs and long-term furloughs.
After paying its Las Vegas employees throughout the 78-day Nevada casino shutdown, Wynn Resorts Ltd. is set to place workers on furlough, effective this week.