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Most Las Vegas Strip Resorts Open At 100% With Regulatory OK

May 13, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gambling giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment have opened their Las Vegas Strip gambling floors at 100% capacity with no person-to-person distancing requirement after receiving the go-ahead from state regulators.

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Las Vegas Hitting Jackpot As Pandemic-Weary Visitors Crowd Back

May 03, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas has been jammed lately with pandemic-weary tourists looking for excitement and entertainment.

Casino capacity limits on the Strip on Saturday increase again, to 80%, and person-to-person distancing drops to 3 feet. Masks are still required.

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Despite Virus, Atlantic City Casinos Reinvesting Millions

May 03, 2021

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With COVID-19 restrictions limiting how many people can gamble inside, and revenue and profits plunging, this might not sound like the best time for Atlantic City's casinos to be spending big on renovations.

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Nevada Casinos Get More Gamblers, But Revenues Still Lag

Mar 26, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos are getting more gamblers back a year after the coronavirus pandemic began, but house winnings on the Las Vegas Strip still lagged in February.

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As The Strip Comes Back From Pandemic, New Properties And Projects On The Horizon

Mar 22, 2021

How do we know Las Vegas is returning to normal?  

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Report: Las Vegas Casinos Still Slump, Other Markets Improving

Feb 26, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Strip casinos are continuing to suffer effects of the coronavirus pandemic, but parts of the state that attract local and drive-in gamblers are showing signs of recovery.

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Casino Industry Report Charts Sharp Drop In 2020 Revenues

Feb 17, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A national casino industry group says the pandemic cut gambling revenue in the U.S. by 31% in 2020, compared with the year before.

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Report: Bad Month Ends Bad Year For Nevada Casino Winnings

Jan 28, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casino regulators say December was a historically bad month at the end of a historically bad year in a key measure of gambling activity.

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US Casinos Recovering From Virus, But Challenges Remain

Nov 17, 2020

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The trade association for the U.S. gambling industry says America's casinos are recovering from months of closures necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak, having regained 81% of the gambling revenue they saw in the third quarter of last year.

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Imagining A Post-COVID Strip

Nov 12, 2020

Tourism, the bread and butter of Nevada, is not exactly booming lately.

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Nevada Casino Winnings Report Charts Sluggish August

Sep 30, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino gambling remained slow in Nevada last month, according to a key index of casino activity that showed little improvement from the month before.

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Nevada Casino Winnings Report Charts Slow Return Of Gamblers

Aug 26, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos reported sluggish results in house winnings last month, resulting from a slow return of business following more than two months of coronavirus closures.

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Trade Group Report: Gambling Economy Hit Hard By Coronavirus

Aug 14, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The coronavirus and efforts to fight it have hit U.S. casinos and legal gambling businesses hard.

The American Gaming Association on Thursday reported a nearly 79% drop in commercial gambling revenue for the second quarter of 2020.

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Gambling Could Make Comeback Post COVID

Aug 10, 2020

Could it be back to the future for the casino industry? 

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Gaming Officials Allow Stand-Alone Gaming Machines In Taverns

Aug 06, 2020

The Nevada Gaming Control Board decided to let the unincorporated parts of Clark County join the area’s major cities in offering stand-alone gambling machines in taverns.

Bartop machines are still not allowed during this phase of the state’s COVID-19 recovery plan.

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Will The Strip Shut Down Again?

Jul 13, 2020

Last week Governor Steve Sisolak announced that bars that don’t serve food must revert back to Phase 1 guidelines.

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Nevada Regulators OK Company Buying Caesars Entertainment

Jul 09, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Reno-based Eldorado Resorts Inc. received the go-ahead from Nevada casino regulators to buy Caesars Entertainment Corp. in a $17 billion deal creating a gambling giant with properties in 16 U.S. states and several other countries.

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As Arizona Casinos Close Again, Will The Strip Be Next?

Jun 19, 2020

In Arizona, tribal casinos that opened with COVID-19 restrictions similar to Nevada are reclosing as the virus takes hold again.

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US Commercial Casinos Won $43.6 billion In 2019, Up 3.7%

Jun 04, 2020

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Commercial casinos in the U.S. won $43.6 billion from gamblers last year, an increase of nearly 4% from the previous year.

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Macau Sees Massive Losses In May

Jun 02, 2020

Casinos in Macau had a rough May.

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau in the Chinese gaming enclave reported a 93.2 percent decline in monthly gross revenue in May when compared to a year ago, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

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Stark Casino, Airport Numbers Show Effect Of Nevada Closures

May 29, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stunning and stark numbers are showing the effect of casino and business closures enacted in Nevada in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Nevada Casinos Start Luring Customers After Opening Date Set

May 28, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casinos from Lake Tahoe to Laughlin have started announcing plans to lure back customers beginning June 4.

One downtown Las Vegas hotel owner said Wednesday he bought more than 1,000 one-way airline tickets to boost interest around the country.

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Disinfected Dice: Las Vegas Casinos Getting Ready To Roll

May 22, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Free parking, but no valet service. Bartenders and blackjack dealers wearing masks. Hand sanitizer everywhere. Yes, dice will roll, cards will be dealt and slot machines will beckon.

But poker rooms? Closed.

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Cleanliness, Value Seen As Pathways To Economic Health In Las Vegas

May 13, 2020

During the coronavirus-caused economic downturn, few industries have been hurt more than hospitality.

And few universities send more people into the hospitality industry than UNLV.

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Nevada Gambling Regulators OK Rules For Casino Reopenings

May 07, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada gambling officials approved rules to limit customers, keep gamblers spaced apart from each other and disinfect dice and cards when casinos reopen.

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