Wynn Resorts properties plan to use thermal imaging cameras at every entrance to intercept people with fevers. Some resorts will embrace additional precautions. New signage will recommend that guests always wear masks, but the face coverings will not be required for visitors - just for employees. Some, such as Bellagio and New York-New York, will have actual hand-washing stations with water and towels and soap. They also will give out free face masks (some even branded with company logos).

“We’re starting slowly and will gradually go from there.”Īll casino resorts will reopen with ample hand sanitizing stations throughout the properties.

“None of us has any idea what demand is going to be,” he said, noting that resorts and hotels that aren’t opening right away likely are taking reservations for stays starting July 1. Rich Broome, spokesman for Caesars Entertainment, said most companies are embracing a phased approach to gauge demand and minimize risk to employees. Two-week quarantine: Summer vacations with strings attached

“Whether people decide to visit my casinos or explore other parts of the city, this is a strong indicator of how Las Vegas can quickly be restored to its former glory.” “We knew there was a high demand for Las Vegas, and to see these flights book as quickly as they did is overwhelming and exciting,” said Stevens in a press release. Always a showman, Stevens offered 1,000 free one-way airplane tickets to Las Vegas to get visitors to return.Īll the tickets were claimed on the D Las Vegas website within two hours, and when Stevens added another 1,000 free one-way tickets, they were also almost immediately snapped up. Off-Strip, many Station Casinos and Boyd Gaming resorts are also reopening.ĭerek Stevens, who owns both The D Las Vegas and the Golden Gate Casino downtown, will open his properties June 4 as well. On the Las Vegas Strip, the 4-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard that runs from the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign to Sahara Avenue, casinos to open June 4 will include New York-New York Hotel & Casino, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, the Flamingo Las Vegas, the Venetian and Wynn Las Vegas. At last check there were roughly 150,000 hotel rooms around the Las Vegas Valley only a fraction of these will open right away. Without question, the most important aspect of reopening Las Vegas is reopening the hotels - people who are visiting from outside the city obviously need places to stay. New York-New York Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is preparing to reopen.

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