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.
Slot machine manufacturers have made their products flashier and combined with pent-up demand resulting from the pandemic, revenue records have been falling since 2021.
Travel to Hawaii is getting easier and customers of restaurants, bars, gyms and movie theaters on Oahu will no longer be required to prove vaccination starting next month.
Clark County doesn’t have jurisdiction over gaming properties. But the Nevada Gaming Control Board made it clear Wednesday that the mandate would be enforced at Southern Nevada casinos and resorts.
Reduced COVID cases, increases in vaccination numbers and the relaxation of restrictions are producing greater optimism that visitors will have fun in Las Vegas.
Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson said the pandemic recovery continues to progress in all of Sands’ markets.
Casino Royale’s layoffs are “a continuation of the mass layoff on May 27, 2020,” a notice said.
The owners of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas are “carefully” looking at its scheduled fall opening after the coronavirus pandemic devastated the economy.
Operators cite rent inflexibility and business insurance claim denials among the challenges of doing business during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Las Vegas Sands Corp. resort says it’s the first Las Vegas-based property to develop such a program, which is done in partnership with waste management company TerraCycle.
Target is launching same-day grocery pickup in Southern Nevada and other areas of the country amid mounting coronavirus infections.
Las Vegas’ jobless rate tumbled last month as casinos reopened but remains far higher than other areas of Nevada.
The union said it moved to dismiss the lawsuits because an expedited arbitration is scheduled to begin with MGM this week.
Las Vegas mortgage delinquencies rose sharply after the coronavirus pandemic devastated the economy, a new report shows.
The Nevada Gaming Commission said that the owners of two dormant properties will get 30-day grace periods for the extension of gaming at their locations.
The Las Vegas-based timeshare company has updated its health and safety protocols as it aims to open its Polo Towers property near the Strip on June 4.