Casino industry from Nevada, shuttered for more than two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, could reopen on June 4, Governor Steve Sisolak said in a statement late Friday afternoon.
The announcement comes as several casino companies have announced re-opening plans under the health and safety protocols now established for Las Vegas Strip resorts, Northern Nevada casinos, and the Las Vegas locals’ gaming market.
On Tuesday, the state’s Gaming Control Board will hold a workshop hearing with a number of health and safety experts involved in managing Nevada’s response to COVID-19, including the state’s director, hospital officials from Reno and Las Vegas, and several first responder representatives.
The hearing could provide additional insight into how Nevada plans to reopen the state’s multi-billion casino industry – the nation’s largest – which has been silenced since March 18 in an effort to slow the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 1,000 commercial and tribal casinos in 43 states closed in March. In the past two weeks, roughly 160 gaming properties have reopened in 15 states.
The reopening of Nevada’s casino market, which produced $12 billion in gaming revenue in 2019 and is home to some of the industry’s most iconic properties along the Las Vegas Strip, would mark a milestone in the post-pandemic recovery.
Nevada’s casino closures have left several hundred thousand casino workers unemployed and all but eliminated Nevada gaming and non-gaming revenues for going on nine weeks.
About the reopening of integrated resorts from the Strip in Las Vegas you can read HERE.
