MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Inc. and Station Casinos are the latest major companies to have gaming floor capacity and social distancing restrictions waived by Nevada regulators. Silverton also got the green light.
Reopening Las Vegas
Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s Las Vegas gaming floors have been given the green light to operate at full capacity, effective Monday.
The Consumer Technology Association announced CES 2022 will take place for four days starting Jan. 5.
Capacity and social distancing rules would be completely lifted once 60 percent of eligible residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Two of the shows in the upcoming Broadway Las Vegas series are holdovers from what would have been the 2020-21 season.
Another Las Vegas hotel-casino is getting ready to expand its hotel operating hours.
A trust task force in March developed a four-step program for testing and risk management for CCSD employees. But so far it lacks funding to implement it.
The demand for testing in Nevada has grown as coronavirus cases have surged across the country, especially in the Southwest.
Several Las Vegas hotel-casinos gave the state notice of mass layoffs since June 4, when the properties were allowed to reopen.
A statement from management says a friend of a restaurant employee tested positive; some holiday weekend patrons resisted social distancing.
Clark County School District trustees continue their discussion of the proposed schools reopening plan at a special board meeting.
Chef Dan Krohmer says, “It’s scary how little information we’re getting from any health department or any government (agencies).”
Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administation has conducted nearly 1,000 field observations since June 26 and determined high levels of noncompliance.
Smith Center President Myron Martin says, “The whole experience was very emotional to me, because it is so, so perfect, in every way.”
Former regulators and industry analysts weigh in on whether Nevada has done the best job of preparing for and responding to virus health and safety procedures in casinos.
Interstate 15 traffic volumes are creeping up as resort properties continue to reopen, but officials say don’t expect those numbers to ramp up to normal levels anytime soon.
It seems to have been more like a typical Saturday night than a drunken New Year’s Eve.
Health officials reported 735 new COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths in Clark County on Sunday morning, bringing the county totals to 18,442 cases and 439 deaths.
The scene has been playing out for weeks now across town, as various Las Vegas institutions resume daily operations, each providing its own chapter in the story of a 24/7 city getting back on its high-heeled feet.
The sportsbook at M Resort was closed Thursday and Friday after an employee test positive for coronavirus, according to a spokesperson. It will reopen Saturday.
The poker room will host games starting at 4 p.m. with plexiglass dividers to allow six-handed play, per guidelines from the Gaming Control Board.
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