Three Arizona casinos have gone dark once again. They had been open less than five weeks and had health and safety protocols nearly identical to those in Nevada casinos.
Tourism
Almost two weeks after Las Vegas casinos first began to reopen, at least one hotel-casino worker has tested positive for COVID-19.
The 43-story, 1,118-suite hotel, the closest one to soon-to-open Allegiant Stadium, will reopen on the same day as Mandalay Bay and just behind neighboring Luxor.
State and local tax revenue from hotel operations in Nevada will be the fourth lowest among states in the nation in 2020, a new report says.
Two more Las Vegas casinos are reopening Thursday, exactly two weeks after Las Vegas casinos were first allowed to welcome back guests.
The National Football League’s all-star game, the 2021 Pro Bowl, is heading for Las Vegas in January, but tourism leaders are unsure how big of a tourism draw it will be.
The hotel-casino’s fireworks show is set to start at 10 p.m. July 4 and will be the only live fireworks show in downtown Las Vegas, according to a Tuesday news release.
With Las Vegas’ offerings limited during the pandemic, some experts say convenient regional properties could pose problems for Las Vegas’ visitation rates down the road.
Additional vending machines selling personal protective equipment were launched Friday at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport as passenger traffic ramps up with the reopening of resort properties along the Strip.
Industry observers say pandemic rule inconsistencies result from a combination of failings, most of them involving casino guests who choose not to follow those rules.
Travelers looking to travel between Southern California and Las Vegas following its reopening have one more option.
Elon Musk’s Tesla-based underground people-mover system could link the Las Vegas Convention Center and the $2 billion stadium as early as the start of the 2021 NFL season.
Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, told his board of directors that the cost of the West Hall expansion will go up by probably less than 1 percent.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday approved a multimillion-dollar, one-year contract with a possible six-month extension for R&R Partners to continue as the organization’s advertising consultant.
Las Vegas tourism leaders are forging ahead with Elon Musk’s untested underground people mover and planning to extend into the resort corridor.