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.
Reopening Las Vegas
More than two months into a state-mandated shutdown, some Las Vegas casinos and restaurants are planning to reopen their doors to the public June 4.
President and CEO Steve Hill, who voluntarily took a 10 percent pay cut when the pandemic set in, wasn’t really expecting a raise when the new fiscal year began.
Officials at the base, which remains under a public health emergency, announced Thursday that Nellis is tightening restrictions because of Southern Nevada’s “sustained increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases.”
Caesars Entertainment Corp. plans to reopen Bally’s amid what CEO Tony Rodio calls “solid customer interest” this summer from tourists.
Theaters and entertainment venues — and Mosaic on the Strip is certainly one of those — are to remain closed in Phase Two.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. is requiring all of its Clark County employees get tested for COVID-19 this month.
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.
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