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All employees will wear masks when casinos reopen, Caesars says

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

All employees will wear masks when Caesars Entertainment resorts in Las Vegas eventually reopen after the coronavirus shutdown, according to a company statement. Caesars said it will also provide masks to guests and will “strongly encourage” patrons to wear them. The measures to combat ...

11 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Venetian, Palazzo expected to reopen in June

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The Venetian and Palazzo will likely reopen sometime in June, parent company Las Vegas Sands said in a statement today. The company has also started ...

11 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Nevada gambling regulators OK rules for casino reopenings

Antonia Garcia cleans slot machines at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, March 18, 2020. When shuttered casinos reopen in Nevada, fewer patrons will be allowed in, nightclubs will remain closed, convention groups will be limited and gamblers will have to keep safe distances apart.

Nevada gambling officials approved rules Thursday to limit customers, keep gamblers spaced apart from each other and disinfect dice and cards when the ...

7 May 2020
By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Thousands of furloughed MGM workers seek help via company's relief fund

An exterior view the MGM Grand casino Sunday, March 15, 2020. MGM Resorts International has suspended operations at its Las Vegas properties to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

More than 5,000 employees have applied for assistance through an MGM Resorts International program to help furloughed workers pay basic living expenses ...

6 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

MGM Resorts boss: Some employees 'may not return to work this year'

A view of an empty slot area is shown on the casino floor in New York-New York Sunday, March 15, 2020. MGM Resorts International suspended operations at its Las Vegas properties to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

Some of the 60,000 MGM Resorts International employees furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic may not be recalled, at least not anytime soon. CEO Bill Hornbuckle said a forecast for continued weak tourism portends some furloughed workers might not be back this year ...

5 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

'Proper' social distancing, meticulous sanitizing mulled in casino reopening plans

Antonia Garcia cleans slot machines at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, March 18, 2020. When shuttered casinos reopen in Nevada, fewer patrons will be allowed in, nightclubs will remain closed, convention groups will be limited and gamblers will have to keep safe distances apart.

Gamblers standing shoulder-to-shoulder laying bets while a crowd gathers around to see a hot dice-thrower make point after point would be a relic of the past, if proposed new health and ...

5 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Southern Californians are ready to scratch post-pandemic itch for Las Vegas

The marquee sign at the Bellagio displays a message prior to the temporary closing Tuesday, March 17, 2020. MGM Resorts properties temporarily closed at midnight in an effort to stem the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

Just over half of visitors to Las Vegas in 2018 arrived by car from places like Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Denver. But Southern California clearly represents the golden goose of…

3 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Famed Las Vegas gambler released from prison in COVID-19 program

Las Vegas gambler William "Billy" Walters leaves Manhattan federal court in New York on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Walters, linked to golfer Phil Mickelson, was sentenced to five years in prison for his conviction on insider trading charges.

A prominent Las Vegas professional gambler who was convicted and sentenced in New York in a federal insider trading case linked to pro golfer Phil Mickelson and Dallas-based Dean Foods Co. has been ...

1 May 2020
Associated Press

Station Casinos to make 'significant' staff cuts, delay opening 4 properties

A view of the hotel tower at the Red Rock hotel-casino in Summerlin Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

Station Casinos is laying off a “significant” number of employees and will delay reopening four valley properties after the coronavirus shutdown is lifted, according to a letter to employees. There will also be layoffs at the company’s corporate headquarters, according to the letter from ...

1 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Gaming agents to monitor virus guidelines at casinos

A view of the Las Vegas Strip looking northbound from Flamingo Road Sunday, March 22, 2020. .

When Las Vegas casinos reopen, state gaming agents will be stationed at resorts to make sure coronavirus safety guidelines are being followed. “We won’t have agents out ...

30 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Venetian, Palazzo to screen guests for temperatures

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The picture of what casinos might look and feel like once Strip resorts reopen became a little clearer today with the release of guidelines by Las Vegas Sands. The company said it will screen all guests at ...

28 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

State's congressional members hope Nevada sees more money in new round of stimulus funding

A man walks past a boarded up business on Main Street, downtown, Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

Nevada’s congressional delegation worked to ensure more businesses in the state met the application requirements and more lenders would be able to participate in this second go-round of the program. Under the Paycheck Protection Program, qualified small businesses …

28 April 2020
By John Sadler

Questions abound in post-pandemic Las Vegas

A sign displayed table closed on the gambling floor at Treasure Island during the COVID-19 government mandated shutdown, Thursday, April 9, 2020.

More than a month ago, the neon blinked off, the slot machines stopped chirping and hundreds of thousands of tourists vanished amid the coronavirus pandemic. When they will return and what they will find when the do are the kinds of questions Las Vegas has …

26 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Caesars announces employee assistance fund

An exterior view of Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

Caesars Entertainment today announced a new employee assistance fund to help employees suffering hardships because of the coronavirus crisis. The Caesars Cares Fund will be supported by contributions from ...

24 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Casino sales could clear path for Caesars, Eldorado merger

In this July 3, 2015, photo, people enter Bally's casino from the Atlantic City, N.J., Boardwalk.

A casino company in the smallest state is pulling off one of the biggest deals of the year in the gambling industry, buying casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey ...

24 April 2020
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
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