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Poker players and party people rejoiced Thursday as the Las Vegas strip reopened, but something in Sin City is different.
Sinks for hand-washing, dispensers for masks and gloves, and plexiglass around table games now fill casinos, which are also operating at half capacity. Slot machines and tables were spaced out to maintain social distance.
Various casinos put other safety measures in place. At the Bellagio, workers underwent body temperature screening, and seals on hotel room doors encouraged guests to enter only after undergoing a deep clean. Guests were also given hand sanitizer and a stylus to avoid touching slot screens or elevator buttons with their fingers.
“We are a hospitality company, we are an entertainment company, but at the same time, we want to do this the right way,” said John Flynn, MGM Resorts vice president of administration, told the Wall Street Journal.
Las Vegas casinos reopen for socially distanced gambling. Safety measures include sinks, masks, gloves and plexiglass. MGM Resorts vice president of administration, told the Wall Street Journal. In Oklahoma, Downstream Casino Resort is set to reopen Thursday afternoon, the Joplin Globe reported. Patrons can enter through one of two points where they’ll be checked for fevers with thermal. Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending Nevada’s unemployment rate to a worst-in-the-nation 28.2 percent (nearly twice the U.S. Telemark Lodge in Cable has been closed since 2013, but the potential new developers say they have a plan for a $41 million project that would demolish the existing resort building, construct a 250-room lodge and restore and reopen the downhill ski slopes and a chalet.
Despite the precautions, a stream of guests returned to the strip, eager to gamble for the first time since casinos halted operations in March. Nightclubs, big shows and many retailers remained closed.
Increased sanitization and similar safeguards were seen in Miami, as some hotels in Florida reopened earlier this week.
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About half of the 989 casinos in the U.S. have reopened since the coronavirus shutdown, including 257 commercial casinos and 237 tribal casinos as of Thursday morning, according to the American Gaming Association, an industry group. [WSJ] — Sasha Jones