Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has signed COVID-19 legislation that will increase workplace safety the states hotel and casino employees. Additionally, it will protect businesses that are follow the health directives from frivolous Coronavirus lawsuits. MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle said the new law protects Nevada’s largest economic engine. The law comes a month after MGM Resorts International and the Culinary Union Local 226 agreed to drop MGM Resorts from a federal lawsuit and enter talks about safety concerns. The American Gaming Association welcomed the signage of Senate Bill 4 into law. “The AGA and our members applaud the bipartisan effort…

We waited and waited for Sin City to reopen, only to watch Las Vegas tourism plunge by 70% in June. Following a 78 day closure, the reopening on June 4th found hotel occupancy hurt by capacity restrictions and general fear from travelers that they might contract the virus when visiting or flying. Brent Pirosch, director of gaming consulting with the Global Gaming Group, said “The June visitation numbers were relatively good considering how challenging air travel is. The total number of passengers was nearly half of what it was in March, where March was effectively just half a month.” The…

The brand new Circa Las Vegas Casino, down on the famous Las Vegas Fremont Street, will have extensive no contact technology and services throughout when it opens late this October. The 25-story, 777 room “adults only” resort will feature technology from Intelity. The no contact experience at Circa will include mobile check-in and mobile key, as well as a fleet of 10-inch tablets that will enable contactless service and give guests digital control over their stays. Guests will be able to skip the front desk and check in directly from their smartphones, but will also be able to use the…

Although things are technically still on schedule for a September 1st, 2020 Tropicana Las Vegas reopen, the CEO of  their parent company is not so sure. Last week he alluded to the fact that the resort might not be able to open by the date they planned. Penn National Gaming has now stated that there is the possibility that the opening date could be delayed based on market conditions. Like other casino properties in Nevada, Tropicana closed operations per state mandate in mid-March out of concern about the spread of the Coronavirus. “We plan right now to open the Tropicana…

Last week we told you that the Nevada Gaming Control Board wanted to start issuing fines for COVID-19 health violations, and now the Sahara Las Vegas casino is in their crosshairs. According to the Control Board, the Sahara had four breaches of emergency health and safety guidelines related to the Coronavirus outbreak. The most recent was in June when more players were allowed on the slot floor than are permitted by the current state policy for reopening. Members of the Control Board also witnessed three instances of customers at tables or machines where they were not playing and one meeting…

Some Las Vegas icons may not survive the Coronavirus shutdown, as Red Rock Resorts announced their Palms Casino, as well as Texas Station, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho properties may not reopen. Station reported Tuesday financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, in which the company explained that “the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly impacted the company’s business operations.” Station Casinos had closed 20 properties in Southern Nevada for almost three months following Governor Steve Sisolak’s sweeping Las Vegas shutdown order in March, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. What originally began as a thirty-day…