The property will reopen with a variety of bars and restaurants. The property’s Blu Pool also will reopen.
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Casinos will find out Friday if the state’s new mask mandate is a deal-breaker for some gamblers. While some tourists have been staunchly against mandated masks, others welcome the stricter policy.
Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen Bar, located in the Linq Hotel, has closed once again after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Every casino operator has health and safety protocols to deal with the coronavirus. But some workers aren’t convinced the measures are enough to keep them safe.
“We’ll see some great rates at hotels; we’ll see airfare sales,” travel expert Gabe Saglie said.
MGM Resorts International has reportedly laid off several high-level executives in sweeping moves Friday, including a quartet of hotel presidents.
With casinos across the country temporarily shut down during the coronavirus crisis, operators are facing a period with zero income and a limited supply of cash.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is furloughing part-time and on-call employees, effective Tuesday.
Hotel-casino employees worked toward complying with Gov. Steve Sisolak’s move to close all nonessential Nevada businesses for 30 days in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Sisolak’s order follows the issuance of executive orders and gaming regulatory decisions to close properties in six other states that offer casino gambling.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. employees will be paid while Strip resorts are closed, and the closure “will not impact health care eligibility,” according to a company statement.
At least two casino operators on the Strip are stepping up cleaning efforts as a new coronavirus spreads around the globe, with one case in Southern Nevada.
Las Vegas’ desert landscape may not look like a winter wonderland, but local resort-casinos are still getting into the holiday spirit.
While most of its revenue comes from pigeon control services at casinos and other businesses, the company is known for its abatement contract with Wynn Resorts.
Some analysts believe MGM Resorts International’s “asset-light” strategy may boost its stock, but others say selling such assets could hurt the company in the long run.