Las Vegas is slowly coming back to life following the reopening of select resort corridor properties.
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This is the story of a casino stirring back to life after an unprecedented hibernation, a behind-the-scenes look at relaunching a 2,900-room resort and what it took to get there.
People gambled and hit the pools Saturday, and resorts seemed busier than on Day One, when foot traffic was relatively tame.
Clark County’s more than 200 licenced operators celebrated reopening properties Thursday, but the bigger question is whether they’ll be able to build on that success.
A slight uptick in passenger volume continued Friday at McCarran International Airport as visitors arrived to take in Las Vegas’ reopened casino properties.
The American Gaming Association and travel organizations have seen an uptick in travel and bookings to Las Vegas as states begin to relax pandemic-related restrictions.
The first and last place people see who fly into Las Vegas finally saw life pumped back into it.
Elon Musk’s untested transportation model is being eyed to extend from the convention center to serve Wynn Resorts’ Encore property and Resorts World on the north end of the Strip.
After 78 days of silence, Las Vegas casinos will come back to life Thursday, welcoming back the gaming and tourism that serves as Nevada’s lifeblood.
Las Vegas’ jobless rate was by far the highest among major American cities in April, new data shows, underscoring the coronavirus pandemic’s financial carnage in Southern Nevada.
For some downtown Las Vegas casino operators, Thursday won’t come soon enough.
Tourists from across the United States are planning their return to Sin City.
Experts say the transparency is just another way companies can reassure guests and employees that their facilities are safe enough to return to. But, ultimately, only the number of people who end up inside the reopened resorts will show whether that reassurance is enough.
Be it a trickle of interest or downpour of support, how tourists and locals respond to casinos opening will determine the town’s bottom line.
LVCVA’s grim statistics reflect mandatory coronavirus closures, but June tourism shows early signs of promise.