The Blackstone Group acquired nearly 68 million shares in Crown Resorts, a nearly 10 percent ownership stake, the Australian company announced this week.
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Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox, the author of a comprehensive plan to open Las Vegas, met with President Donald Trump Wednesday as a participant in a business roundtable.
Nevada’s stay-at-home order, which was set to expire Friday, will be extended, Gov. Steve Sisolak said in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Wednesday.
The goal is to foster ideas to make hospitality safety improvements in Las Vegas that can be implemented in the post-pandemic gaming environment.
The state Gaming Control Board could limit the number of people inside a casino at one time, but it probably won’t mandate temperature detectors at entrances.
There are about 276,300 people working in the state’s tourism industry, according to the Nevada Resort Association. Or, at least there were.
Former Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Tony Alamo is conflicted on how Nevada should reopen because of his experience as a regulator and a medical doctor.
The company’s website showed no open booking dates until June 1 as of Friday afternoon. As recently as Thursday morning, the company was allowing bookings beginning May 1 for its Las Vegas properties.
The rule had denied small casinos access to $350 billion in funds allotted for small businesses shuttered by the coronavirus outbreak.
For Las Vegas residents and the Strip, experts say, “It’s going to be a long time to get back to what we had at the early part of this year — that ‘normal.’ ”