Cases in Nevada have certainly increased while at the same time cases are spiking in California and Arizona. Rumors have been swirling in Vegas this week about the casinos potentially re-closing. The same policies that will help many people feel comfortable in visiting. Maybe if they had, they would have been a bit more cautious and forceful in implementing guest safety policies. They never contemplated that we’d be in a position where they could potentially be forced to close again. Honestly I wish Nevada’s casinos (and our Governor) had a little more foresight when they reopened. To start, the casinos largely let patrons go back to the “old normal” and that hurt the public perception of what was going on which in turn kept people from coming. No matter how you feel about masks or the virus in general, Las Vegas made huge mistakes when it reopened. No doubt the June numbers won’t be nearly as dramatic, but I suspect they’ll still be bad. In that month Las Vegas had a 96% year over year decline in visitors.

The Las Vegas Convention & Visitor’s Authority does release visitor stats though, however the latest data available is for May when the casinos were still closed. Admittedly I don’t have the stats to back up that claim, but I’ve been on the Strip enough that I have an inkling. The gaming industry is trying to put on a good face and attract people to the “new Vegas”, but people just aren’t coming. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links - Advertiser Disclosure.

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