Treasure Island announced new health and safety policies Tuesday afternoon as it gears up to reopen to the public.
Bailey Schulz
Former Business reporter
Las Vegas Strip resorts are slashing nightly room rates as the coronavirus outbreak impacts tourism.
Strip workers are starting to see their hours cut as the coronavirus outbreak weakens the travel and tourism industries.
MGM Chairman and CEO Jim Murren said the “unforeseen and unprecedented volatility” in the financial markets impacted the company’s ability to determine an offering price range.
The trade group representing the $261 billion U.S. casino industry is looking into stimulus action as the coronavirus outbreak weakens the industry’s performance.
Brian Hedlund, a microbiologist and UNLV Professor, did a study looking at how much bacteria is on Las Vegas casino chips about 15 years ago. Turns out, they’re pretty dirty.
“I’m not saying we don’t expect an impact,” CEO Dan Lee told investors.“Just that we haven’t seen an impact yet.”
Because of the virus outbreak, room rates have dipped, with some resorts charging as much as 86 percent less for a stay during the draft compared to May prices.
Murren will stay in that position until a successor is chosen.
A 2019 report from the Federal Communications Commission estimated that nearly half of calls placed to U.S. cell phones last year were unwanted.
Forbes ranks Nevada fourth in the U.S. for the greatest number of five-star hotels.
Eldorado has been given the OK from six other regulatory bodies over the last two months.
Whether they’re turning unused bread from conventions into dessert or sending food scraps to pig farms, Las Vegas casinos are getting crafty at finding ways to reduce food waste.
Ocean Explorer, the 36-seat motion-platform theater, will offer two live-action films.
These kinds of deals come after 10 companies began efforts to leave NV Energy in 2018.