Analysts have estimated the closures will cause the 41 casinos to lose $1 billion. The government said it intends to distribute $1.24 billion to businesses affected by the shutdown.
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After the second full day of a shutdown in Macao, the normally bustling streets were empty and stock shares for Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts were down.
Macao will shut almost all businesses, including casinos, for a week starting Monday as a COVID-19 outbreak showed few signs of abating, Macao Daily reported.
Leaders across the country say the end of COVID-19 testing for passengers arriving in the United States from overseas should increase visitation and spending.
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.
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.
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.
Las Vegas casinos moved swiftly after Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the immediate end of Nevada’s indoor mask mandate Thursday morning, taking down signs that had stood as a reminder to guests to keep their faces covered.
Despite the lifting of the statewide mask mandate Thursday, those in Las Vegas should still carry a mask with them if they plan to ride a bus or fly on an airplane.
Shelves at grocery stores in the Las Vegas Valley and across the country are looking emptier than usual as the latest wave of COVID-19 creates problems for major retailers.