The commission also voted Thursday to extend its mandated shutdown to at least June 1.Ĭommission Chairwoman Cathy Judd-Stein said Thursday's roundtable was 'intended to mark the beginning of an iterative process to support a future safe and sustainable reopening of all three gaming establishments' and that the commission 'wants to be nimble to support a smooth, operationally sustainable restart when the time is right.'

The Gaming Commission met remotely Thursday afternoon to begin talking with its three licensees - Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor in Everett - about the plans each facility has in mind for whenever they are allowed to reopen. The state's slots parlor and casinos will remain closed until at least June 1 and each establishment is developing a plan to open with limited capacity, health screenings and temperature checks for all employees, physical distancing reminders and, at the casinos, voting booth-like plexiglass dividers at gaming tables. Five casino districts across Nevada that don’t rely on air-travel, mid-week business travel and tourists, but instead rely on local gamblers and people who drive-in from California, recorded all-time monthly revenue records in March, including Downtown Las Vegas, Elko County and the Carson Valley Area.Facebook Email A roadway sign reads 'THIS TOO SHALL PASS' as cars pass the entrance leading to the Encore Boston casino in Everett, Mass., April 22, 2020. (The revenues are up 67% from the same time last year.) Fitch is predicting Las Vegas won’t fully recover until 2024. In March, casinos on the tourist-reliant Strip recorded revenues of just over $500 million, which is still down 9.1% from March 2019.

While there are positive signs of revenue growth, a full recovery is still years away, Colin Mansfield, an analyst from Fitch Ratings, said.

The Covid-19 pandemic dealt a crushing blow to casino operators. Wynn’s move to 100% gaming floor capacity, while not earth-shattering, is a welcome development on the Strip. MORE FROM FORBES March Madness And Stimulus Checks Helped Nevada Bring In More Than $1 Billion In Monthly Gambling Revenue By Will Yakowicz

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