It had been 415 days ago when the Hard Rock Hotel closed. On Thursday night, the doors reopened with several flourishes, including a new owner and casino operator and a fresh look.
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Many former Hard Rock employees took Virgin Hotels Las Vegas up on its offer to “Stick Around and Come Back,” a program that allowed those employees to do just that.
It was a pandemic Friday night on the Strip, the first since casino capacity limits lifted from 35 percent to 50 percent.
Nevada’s outdoor recreation economy ended the calendar year 2020 with nearly 3,600 fewer jobs and losing out on an estimated $161.5 million loss in labor income and a potential $282.9 million in economic output.
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