The 25% capacity limits set as Las Vegas casino restrictions have now been extended by Governor Steve Sisolak. Originally set to expire in a few days, the new date is January 15th… but don’t count on that date either just yet. On a positive not, the Governor did not announce any additional restrictions. However, he did add that Nevada has continued to see increased COVID-19 hospitalizations. There were 1,700 Nevadans in hospitals due to Coronavirus as of last Friday. “I know the mitigation restrictions in place under the current ‘pause’ are devastating to many Nevadans who just want to go…

With tourism down, a pandemic still raging and the holidays approaching, The Palazzo Las Vegas has decided to close their hotel until at least the 23rd of December. The Sands Corporation said the move will “better reflect occupancy patterns”, and that their guests are still welcome to stay at their sister property, The Venetian. The Palazzo has already shut down hotel operations during the week in July. However, restaurants, bars and shops at the Grand Canal and on the resort’s casino floor remain open. This closure represents the falling midweek occupancy rates across Las Vegas. In October, the Las Vegas…

The first Native American casino in Sin City will have to wait a bit longer as Virgin Las Vegas has announced they will delay their opening. Although Virgin owns the hotel, their casino will be run by Mohegan Gaming. Virgin issued a statement on the delay via their CEO of JC Hospitality, Richard Bosworth: “Due to the continuously evolving COVID-19 situation not only in Nevada, but nationwide we have made the decision to delay the Jan. 15, 2021 opening of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The construction for the project is on time and this decision was predicated on the current…

Las Vegas casinos get most of the headlines, but Coronavirus casino closures are shutting down gambling establishments all over the country. Michigan gaming establishments are shut down now, and they are not alone. The Governor of Illinois has made the decision to close state casinos there as Thanksgiving wraps up. And if the casinos refuse to close, they very well could see their gaming license revoked. Together with Illinois, New Mexico casinos are also commencing to stop operations in reaction to a COVID-19 surge. Route 66 casino Lodge closed in mid-Oct response and according to nearby media stores, the government…

With tourism still down, MGM Resorts has decided to follow the lead of others and implement mid-week casino closures for two of their Las Vegas resorts. Their Mandalay Bay and Mirage casinos will be closed from Mondays through Thursdays beginning November 30th. The hotels will welcome guests at noon on Thursdays and remain open through the weekends. MGM stated that it does not expect the mid-week casino closures stay in effect as they move into 2021. However, they will continue to evaluate business levels to determine how long the closures actually last. Read more at Fox 5 Vegas.

Just in time for the holidays, a fresh new set of Las Vegas casinos COVID restrictions have arrived. The Governor of Nevada made the announcement and said those restrictions would go into force tomorrow, November 24th, and past at least three weeks. Naturally, these restrictions do not effect online casinos, which remain open to customers. One of the new mandates under the Governor’s orders in that the capacity of casino has been reduced from 50%  occupancy to just 25%. And casinos who fail to abide by that rule have been threatened that they will suffer consequences as a result. The…