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.
The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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.
Many Las Vegas transportation providers will no longer require a face covering after a federal judge voided the mask mandate on airlines and public transportation.
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.