This Week in Gambling

Even as rumors circulate that Las Vegas could turn the lights back on at casinos June 1st, Atlantic City casinos will remain dark for a bit longer. While some businesses in New Jersey start to reopen, Governor Phil Murphy said that he still doesn’t have a date for when casinos in the Garden State will be able to follow. Asked whether it will be weeks rather than months to see them operating again, Murphy said: “I don’t want to marry myself… I hope it’s that,” he said. Some casinos are still accepting hotel reservations, especially as beaches reopen for the…

Despite a plea from the governor, there are now three southern California casinos open. The Morongo Casino near Cabazon, the Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, and Tortoise Rock Casino. The three Tribal gaming properties plan to operate their casinos, while the Morongo Casino will also be opening their hotel and restaurant. Added safety measures in place, including temperature screenings and limited guest capacity, according to a statement. Additional safety measures at Spotlight 29 and Tortoise Rock casinos include mandatory coronavirus testing for employees before they are allowed to return to work; mandatory temperature checks at the door for all guests,…

Caesars reopen plans (“Caesars Entertainment” or the “Company”) have been revealed, showing that they will resume gaming and hospitality operations in Las Vegas at its Caesars Palace and the Flamingo Las Vegas properties on the date and time for reopening specified by the State of Nevada. The Company intends to comply with all reopening directives from Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and public health authorities. The Company also announced that it expects Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino and the gaming floor at LINQ Hotel & Casino to be the next properties in Las Vegas to…

A leading economic expert in Nevada has determined that it could take up to three years for Vegas economy to fully return to where it was before the Coronavirus outbreak. Jeremy Aguero is theprincipal analyst with Applied Analysis of Las Vegas. In a recent conversation with Nevada Newsmakers he noted that the Vegas economy is “modeling somewhere between an 18-month to 36-month recovery.” When asked about a possible three-years-to-recovery scenario, Aguero said “it is a very high likelihood that it could happen. Not that it is absolute but I think we have to understand that it is a function of…

As soon as the green light was given for the Mississippi casinos reopening the crowds were streaming in. The Coronavirus outbreak shuttered state gambling halls nine weeks ago, and players have been welcomed with new operating rules. Gamblers returned to card tables and slot machines on this first day, happy to be out doing just about anything. Though the sound of slot machines has a familiar ring, for casino goers there is much that’s not familiar at Mississippi casinos under new COVID-19 operating rules. Gamblers are thoroughly checked out before they enter and must answer questions concerning their health. Casino…

June 1st appears to be the date set for a Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Casino reopening in Connecticut. Both properties have been shut down for two months due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Both casinos issued statements which noted the properties would only be catering to residents of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Foxwoods, however, added Massachusetts and other states to their list later. “There will be no immediate out-of-state marketing beyond Connecticut, but we welcome guests from all over to Foxwoods as we reopen on June 1,” Foxwoods said in a statement. Neither casino will be allowing tour buses to bring…