Caesars Entertainment has announced that another of their strip properties will be reopening soon! The Planet Hollywood hotel and casino will welcome guests back beginning October 8th with the gaming floor open 7 days a week. The hotel, however, will be limited to weekend stays of Thursdays through Sundays. Additional amenities available at the property will include Gordon Ramsay Burger, Planet Hollywood Spa by Mandara, the Miracle Mile Shops, the newly branded William Hill Race & Sports Book and more. This announcement follows the successful reopening of Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Flamingo Las Vegas, Harrah’s Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas,…

Just because someone visited Las Vegas and then tested positive for Coronavirus does not mean it was a Sin City COVID-19 case. However, if you or someone you love is considering a trip to the Nevada there is no harm in having as much information as possible. The Southern Nevada Health District August report that shows the Cosmopolitan led all of Las Vegas is recent months with over 300 cases of diagnosed Coronavirus. The Bellagio followed in a distant second with over 150 cases, followed by the MGM Grand with more than 130. The Venetian reported nearly 90, as did…

The Coronavirus numbers are in for the Wynn Las Vegas, with well over 500 confirmed cases among staff and hotel guests reported. And while that number may sound high, it’s actually just over a rate of 3% total. The company has conducted over 15,000 COVID-19 test on employees which resulted in 548 positive cases, which calculates to a rate of 3.6%. However, there were over 50 positive tests before the hotel and casino began to welcome guests back, which lowers the infection rate slightly to just 3.3% after the reopening. Also significant is that contact tracing results showed that 98%…

One of the few remaining Sin City casinos still closed has finally opened their doors! The Tropicana Las Vegas welcomes guests back today, after they had originally planned to reopen on September 1st. The date was pushed back due to concerns about market conditions, but they are now taking hotel reservations at their sole Las Vegas Strip property. Penn National says their Tropicana property will limit capacity on the gaming floor at no more than 50% of the maximum occupancy. They have also completed the installation of floor decals and signage to strictly enforce social distancing guidelines in areas where…

MGM Resorts has announced that Park MGM Las Vegas will open their doors on September 30, completing the reopening of all of its properties around the world following closures earlier this year amid the Covid-19 crisis. Upon reopening, Park MGM will be The Strip’s first fully smoke-free casino resort. “Opening Park MGM and NoMad represent significant milestones, as they are the last of our properties to welcome back employees and guests alike,” said Bill Hornbuckle, MGM Resorts CEO and President. “The last six months have presented extraordinary challenges and I could not be prouder of the MGM Resorts team for…

The times they are a-changin’… yes, even for Las Vegas. In fact, the Chairman of Hard Rock International recently said he believes the entire Vegas business model will need to be altered post-Coronavirus. During his interview with Fox Business, Jim Allen said that he believes visitors will come back to Las Vegas in the long term. And by “long term he means when there is some type of cure or vaccine. Then, he said, “people will slowly graduate back into wanting to come out.” Mr. Allen believes “that the business model of the casino floor in Las Vegas is going…