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Vegas News February 14 2021 | Covid Restrictions Loosen and Casinos Opening and Changing Hands

February 14, 2021 Marc

Vegas News | Covid Restrictions Loosen and Casinos Opening and Changing Hands

This week’s big news in Las Vegas is that there’s a plan to loosen restrictions in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Nevada. I’ll just cut to the chase with some bottom-line info on the details regarding the fact that covid restrictions will loosen soon.

Vegas News November 29 2020 | Vegas Black Friday, Hsieh, COVID And More

November 29, 2020 Marc

Vegas News | Black Friday, Hsieh, COVID And More

The big news stories in Las Vegas happened early and late in the week. We’ll start with a quick update from early in the week and move to the news that happened about 14 hours before I sat down to put this together. Plus, do not forget about Vegas Black Friday deals and offers!

Vegas News November 22 2020 | Openings, Closings, More Of The Same and News!

November 23, 2020 Marc

Vegas News | Openings, Closings, More Of The Same and News!

It’s been a strange week in Las Vegas. Coronavirus numbers are going the wrong way throughout Nevada. You can see the data here—also, Vegas openings, closings, and lots of news for this week.

Vegas News October 4 2020 | COVID-19 Vegas Capacity Updates, Mohegan Vegas Casino + Visitation Data

October 4, 2020 Marc

Vegas News | COVID-19 Vegas Capacity Updates, Mohegan Vegas Casino + Visitation Data

Finally, some details about Vegas capacity updates. As expected, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak increased the 50 person limit on gatherings. The new capacity limits are a bit confusing as the maximum capacity for most venues increased to 250.

Vegas News September 27 2020 | Planet Hollywood Opening, Virgin Delayed, and Circa Approved

September 27, 2020 Marc

Vegas News | Planet Hollywood Opening, Virgin Delayed, and Circa Approved

No big intro this week. Instead, I’ll lead with a quick Vegas Reopening note., which includes confirmation of Planet Hollywood Opening. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak will discuss possible capacity limit increases next week.

Vegas News September 20 2020 | Non-Smoking Casino Park MGM Opening, Caesars Packed and Another COVID Update

September 20, 2020 Marc

Vegas News | Non-Smoking Casino Park MGM Opening, Caesars Packed + COVID Update

Two weeks without Vegas news on Sunday is wild! This was the first year I’ve taken a break from my weekend duty with TravelZork. Relaxing an extra day was nice, but I’m a creature of habit and was fidgety while trying to relax. Happy to be back sharing the ‘scoop and also the announcement of the first completely non-smoking casino on the Vegas Strip.

Vegas News August 30 2020 | Vegas Is Still Rockin' Despite Layoffs and Closed Casinos

August 30, 2020 Marc

Vegas News | Vegas Is Still Rockin’ Despite Layoffs and Closed Casinos

Things aren’t the same for me and many people as we continue to try to get back to something resembling the normal from January and February. There’s not too much to update on COVID in Las Vegas this week so I thought sharing some personal effects might be interesting.

Vegas News August 2 2020 | MGM and Boyd Streamlining Companies While Circa Announces Bars

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.

Vegas News July 19 2020 | Imploding The Mirage, New Caesars Takes Another Step and Another Vegas COVID Update

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.

Vegas News July 12 2020 | Covid Rollback, New Caesars Approved In Nevada, Circa's Stadium Swim and More

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.