Whenever experts begin comparing gaming jurisdictions, you’re bound to hear the phrase “gold standard” dropped in the conversation. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Stung by a drop in public bus ridership because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is considering systemwide service changes. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)v
The data published on the Southern Nevada Health District’s coronavirus website pushed the case total for the county to 18,818. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kaydee Asher speaks with the RJ about what it’s like having COVID-19, how she may have contracted the virus, and how she’s using her platform to tell other young people to be safe. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
MGM Resorts International has launched an internal campaign reminding workers to follow new health and safety protocols at all times, not just at work.
Of 204 businesses, 49 percent were found in compliance with the face covering mandate. The governor called it “disappointing and unacceptable” in a statement Friday.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The words appear in the Declaration of Independence, the results of which we celebrate on July Fourth. We asked Southern Nevadans (and one visiting couple) a question that seems particularly relevant in these divisive times: What unites us as Americans?
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Nevada and Clark County have nearly reached the peaks seen in April.
Several Las Vegas Bank of America branches have temporarily closed citing staffing shortages. The Bank of America website indicates there are about 40 Las Vegas Valley branch or ATM locations.
The nearly quarter-million dollars in winning wagers was reportedly placed at MGM Resorts early Sunday.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has opened 111 regulatory cases to determine whether certain Nevada casinos have been noncompliant with the board’s new health and safety policies.
Fireworks will be launched from several locations around the Las Vegas Valley to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Allegiant stadium performs a blackout test to ensure the safety of fans when the venue opens.
Restaurants inside the Aria get ready to reopen and welcome guests with some new Summer entrees.
A Henderson player won a $676,614 jackpot on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Club Fortune Casino. Erica hit her lucky spin on June 15.
Dr. Brian Labus, Epidemiologist with the UNLV School of Public Health and the governor’s medical advisory team, and RJ Health reporter Mary Hynes cover the latest topics surrounding COVID-19 in Nevada.
Topics this week:
1.CONTACT TRACING FINDS 1,500 CASES, INDOOR VENUES BIGGEST RISK
2. CORONAVIRUS TRANSMISSION RATE IN NEVADA IS THE HIGHEST IN THE U.S. ACCORDING TO ‘RT.LIVE’ REPORT
3. YOUNGER NEVADANS DRIVING NEW SURGE OF COVID-19 CASES
A COVID-19-tracking website built by the cofounders of Instagram shows Nevada currently has the highest rate of coronavirus transmission in the country.
The state Gaming Control Board on Tuesday reported a May casino win of $5.8 million, down 99.4 percent from May 2019.
Nevada has been added to a list of 16 states where travelers will be advised to voluntarily quarantine for 14 days after they arrive in three states in the Northeast.
The Mahogany Fire near Mount Charleston is now estimated to be about 2,700 acres with about 10 percent of the blaze contained, a fire official said.
“We have roughly 240 personnel assigned to the fire with more arriving throughout the day,” said Brandon Hampton, a fire information officer for Great Basin Team 7.
The current Phase Two directive was set to expire Tuesday. The governor’s latest directive keeps it in effect for another month.
As big-ticket movies continue to be delayed as a result of uncertainties over the coronavirus pandemic and increases in the number of COVID-19 cases, AMC became the nation’s first theater chain to push back its reopening efforts.
The company, which has six productions on the Strip, made the announcement on Monday morning from its headquarters in Montreal.
The new cases posted on the health district’s coronavirus web page brought the county total to 14,607 and the fatalities raised the death toll to 414.
Area15 is unleashing an open, outdoor gallery where you can view and buy art that was once at Coachella and Burning Man.
The district’s plan seeks to divide students into two cohorts to attend school in person for two days a week and learn from home for three days a week.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara talks about reopening schools during the pandemic.
Wearing face masks in Nevada will be mandatory in nearly all public spaces as the state seeks to slow, then reverse a resurging spread of COVID-19 infection without backtracking on the reopening of businesses and the return of other daily routines.
The Nevada Gaming Commission may be asked to discipline gaming licensees that fail to require customers to comply with Gov. Steve Sisolak’s new order mandating facial coverings in public areas.
To move forward, the group needs roughly 2,100 signatures from registered Henderson voters.