COVID-19’s latest variant is on the loose, but local experts think vaccines can mitigate its spread and severity.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill to repeal COVID-era health regulations.
Expect to pay out-of-pocket for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, for a start.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
Harry Reid International Airport lifted its mask mandate for travelers Monday night after the TSA said that it would no longer enforce the mask requirement.
After shutdowns in New Mexico and Michigan, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzger issued an order requiring the state’s 10 licensed casinos to close by Thursday night.
With new towers opening and the city’s first from-the-ground-up resort since 2016, downtown Las Vegas has been on a roll for months, and that includes higher gaming win.
The 43-story, 1,118-suite hotel, the closest one to soon-to-open Allegiant Stadium, will reopen on the same day as Mandalay Bay and just behind neighboring Luxor.
State and local tax revenue from hotel operations in Nevada will be the fourth lowest among states in the nation in 2020, a new report says.
London-based IGT, once a slot machine manufacturing force based in Nevada, struggled along with the rest of the gaming industry with widening losses and a revenue drop.
Golden Entertainment’s six-deck replica of a Mississippi River paddlewheel boat on the Colorado River will keep its doors shut when casinos are allowed to reopen soon.
The Reno-based regional casino operator with 23 casinos in 11 states, including Nevada, will reopen in Louisiana after closing because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state’s gaming tax is calculated based on a percentage of a casino’s win. Lost winnings means lost general fund tax revenue that supports government functions from schools to public safety.
Casino industry analysts expect casinos to be among the first to come back, but the product is going to look different than it did before the virus shutdown.
Representatives of the 300,000-member union scheduled a news conference Wednesday to call for decisive action in the wake of casino and business closures.