Nevada casino regulators have learned the hard way that, given the opportunity, most people will not act in their best interest. Bearing that in mind, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) is issuing a new mandate requiring table game players and spectators to wear masks in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. Las…
The glittering casinos of the Las Vegas Strip are (mostly) open for the first time in 78 days. The latest incarnation is one where masks are encouraged, temperatures are taken, and the crowds are sparse. But that appears to be the new reality for the forseeable future as the casino industry attempts to make some…
The Venetian Las Vegas is gearing up to reopen its Strip hotel and casino on June 1 with enhanced safety protocols for guests and staff, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. It's an ambitious goal that sets a new standard for Vegas casinos and it will be interesting to see whether or…
As the only state that offered regulated sports betting for several decades, Nevada has long been the heart of sports betting innovation in the United States. That point is being driven home this week as the South Point Casino in Las Vegas begins offering a drive-thru option for sports betting. It's the kind of outside-the-box…
Nevada gaming regulators are giving casino operators a glimpse at what re-opening will look like in the form of new guidelines that were released this week. Under the new plan, gamblers will be very spread out and the days of the raucous, jam-packed casino floor will be the thing of the past. But, at the…
As land-based casinos begin planning what their operations will look like when the COVID-19 the Station Casino chain in Nevada issued a stark warning regarding layoffs - expect layoffs. The casino chain's blunt message is one that workers across Nevada, and likely the world, will be facing when they emerge from quarantine. Word of potential…
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Hornbuckle spoke this week with investors about the current state of the company and what casino re-openings might look like in Nevada and Macau. Hornbuckle, who has only been with MGM Resorts since March, painted an optimistic picture and spoke freely of casinos re-opening and travelers walking through their doors, even…
Las Vegas Mayor Carol Goodman wants her town's casinos to re-open as soon as possible and is willing to use casino workers and guests as subjects in a mass epidemiology experiment to do so. Goodman aired her unusual ideas yesterday in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper that's garnered plenty of attention for the heretofore…
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox has an ambitious plan for getting his company's Las Vegas casinos back in business by the middle of May. Maddox's post-COVID-19 lockdown Wynn will look a lot different from any casino Vegas has ever seen and may present a few challenges for the security-minded business. And even his most timid…
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is calling on her state's governor to re-open the casinos and put her city back to work. Las Vegas, America's long-time gambling capitol, has been under a 30-day shutdown order that ends on April 30 (though that date could easily be extended). Goodman, a political independent, is joining a growing…
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