The new Circa Resort & Casino in downtown Las Vegas is expected to be open in time for Halloween. The first five floors of the 35-story resort — basically, everything except the hotel tower — will debut Oct. 28, casino owner Derek Stevens said in a news release
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Nevada’s governor stopped short of ordering casino customers to wear masks while on the gaming floors of the state’s re-booted resort industry but said Monday that property employees are encouraging all guests to put on the facial coverings.
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Hotel deals could be found, even though the large casino companies weren’t opening all of their properties and the Nevada Gaming Control Board said resorts should operate at no more than 50% of capacity on their gambling floors.
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When MGM reopens its Las Vegas Strip properties, it will do so without the parking fees it’s charged for years. Caesars has started to do the same. Observers see it as a sign that consumers, not resorts, are back in the driver’s seat, and business as usual won’t cut it anymore.
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The famous Las Vegas buffet, however, has become a victim of the coronavirus, which shut down casinos statewide for nearly three months. While casinos will start reopening this week, the state has not yet given the green light for self-serve restaurants.
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Press conference will be held on Tuesday 26, results of which will determine the start date for Phase 2 of relaxing lockdown measures in Nevada. Governor Sisolak has set a planned date, June 4, for restarting of the gaming industry in the Silver State.
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With no vaccine in sight, the city’s business model — luring throngs of carefree tourists packed inside sweaty nightclubs and shows or pressing the buttons on frequently touched slot machines — seems particularly fraught. But the heart of Vegas — gaming operations, nightclubs, bars, shows and strip clubs — will remain shuttered through at least May 30. The governor’s directive followed a 14-day downward trajectory of coronavirus cases and COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the state.
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The reopening of America means the reopening of casinos . . . with big restrictions due to COVID-19.
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Not all of the sportsbooks offer wagering on esports — for example, the Westgate doesn’t — but others such as William Hill do (although it still ranks far behind the action on Russian table tennis).
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The Las Vegas Raiders will host the New Orleans Saints in the first game at their new home, scheduled for Monday Sept. 21 — week 2 of the upcoming NFL season. That won't be the last time Las Vegas is in the primetime spotlight, as the Raiders will also host two editions of Sunday Night Football — against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 25 and the Kansas City Chiefs on November 22.
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It’s going to take more than bargain room rates, dining discounts, and gambling coupons to lure customers back to Las Vegas resorts when they reopen, according to a marketing consultant speaking at next week’s ICE North America digital conference by Clarion Gaming.
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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 safety benchmarks for casinos are ratified this week by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
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