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Casino News
August 9, 2020
Marc
Vegas News | Palms and Tropicana Reopening Still TDB, Vegas Visitation Down + COVID News
This was a wild week in Las Vegas. Well, maybe not so wild but very newsy. This might be the last heavy news week for a while. Multiple casino operators released second-quarter earnings. Earnings season is done for casinos so there may be a lack of news for the next few weeks. We also touch on something we are all well aware of: Las Vegas visitation is down.
Casino News
August 2, 2020
Marc
Vegas News | MGM and Boyd Streamlining Companies While Circa Announces Bars
This week’s COVID-19 update from Las Vegas will be super short. There’s a lot of related news from Boyd and MGM earnings reports that center around the impact of COVID in Las Vegas.
Atlantic City
August 1, 2020
Darryl D. McEwen
Atlantic City August 2020 | Casinos introduce, extend promotions
Information about Atlantic City and its casinos seems to be changing daily. For the most up-to-date information on Atlantic City August…..
Casino News
July 26, 2020
Marc
Vegas News | Caesars Merger Complete, Covid Update and Business Is Down At The Venetian
Las Vegas is pretty much at a standstill with COVID-19 right now. This isn’t to say it’s gone by any stretch of the imagination. There’s just not much new to share. (At least, we can finally announce: Caesars Merger Complete!)
Casino Loyalty, Casino Gaming and Gambling
July 22, 2020
Michael Trager
Eldorado and Caesars Status Matching – mostly done right, worth it?
While we will expect an eventual transition to Caesars Rewards for many properties, right now you can explore Eldorado and Caesars Status Matching. In addition, you can also transfer (exchange, as they call it) points between many of the programs.
Casino News
July 19, 2020
Marc
Vegas News | Imploding The Mirage, New Caesars Takes Another Step and Another Vegas COVID Update
It looks like COVID-19 ain’t going away quickly so we’ll start the Vegas News once again with a brief update. According to White House data, Nevada is a hot zone and Las Vegas is in particularly bad shape. You can read about the recommendations here and as always see the current data here.
Casino News
July 12, 2020
Marc
Vegas News | COVID Rollback, New Caesars Approved In Nevada, Circa’s Stadium Swim and More
It looks like we’ll be starting the Vegas news with a weekly COVID-19 update for a while now. As usual, I recommend checking the Nevada Independent for updates if you’d like to see the data on how the virus is impacting the Silver State.
Casino News
July 5, 2020
Marc
Vegas News | Open Now, Closed Tomorrow? New Caesars Coming Soon.
Phase 2 of Nevada’s roadmap to recovery has been extended until the end of July. The State, like much of the country, appears to be going in the wrong direction regarding COVID-19 cases. As a reminder, the Nevada Independent has the raw data if you want to see up to date information. There is also a big question? “Vegas Open Now, Closed Tomorrow?”
United Kingdom
July 4, 2020
Steve White
Let’s Talk! – WTF?! Travel Corridors?! 🇬🇧
the UK government has now announced that it is satisfied that it is now safe to ease these measures in England and has introduced travel corridors for some countries and territories.
Atlantic City
July 1, 2020
Darryl D. McEwen
Atlantic City July 2020 | Strike up the banned: Indoor dining, drinking and smoking
Though only at 25 percent capacity, and with mandatory health and safety guidelines such as face masks, social distancing, and health screenings, Atlantic City’s casinos will be allowed to reopen on Thursday, July 2.
