{"id":130375,"date":"2020-03-17T17:59:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T00:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=130375"},"modified":"2020-03-18T10:05:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T17:05:43","slug":"nevada-gov-plans-to-issue-shelter-in-place-advisory-for-covid-19-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nevada-gov-plans-to-issue-shelter-in-place-advisory-for-covid-19-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver State Shutdown: Sisolak Closes Casinos, Non-Essential Businesses in Nevada for 30 Days, Tells Residents to Stay Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a stern voice underlying the stakes at hand, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday evening all non-essential businesses \u2013 including casinos \u2013 would be shut down for the next 30 days, as the state looks to control the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130382\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sisolak-addresses-30-day-shutdown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sisolak-addresses-30-day-shutdown.jpg 1502w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sisolak-addresses-30-day-shutdown-142x58.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sisolak-addresses-30-day-shutdown-768x313.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sisolak-addresses-30-day-shutdown-1024x418.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sisolak-addresses-30-day-shutdown-166x68.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sisolak-addresses-30-day-shutdown-655x267.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-130382\"class=\"text-description\">Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak&#8217;s Tuesday evening COVID-19 press conference on a 30-day shutdown of the state&#8217;s casinos and non-essential businesses was fierce in its message: &#8220;Every gaming device must be turned off by midnight tonight.&#8221; (Image: KTNV-TV\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou&#8217;re being told not to go out,\u201d he told Nevada residents during a nearly 20-minute press conference announcing the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>For most non-essential businesses, such as gyms, beauty shops, and theaters, the shutdown takes effect at noon PT on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Gaming devices, though, were another matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p>Every gaming device must be turned off by midnight tonight,\u201d he said. \u201cThe casinos will not be open and have any gambling activity. That includes the bars, includes the convenience stores, includes the grocery stores. All gaming operations must cease by midnight tonight.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Businesses that will remain open for the next 30 days include grocery stores, pharmacies, banks, hardware stores, and convenience stores. He also discouraged residents from hosting parties or sleepovers or to take part in athletic events.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p><strong>So far, more than 50 people have tested positive for the virus in Nevada, with one death already reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy ultimate goal here is to come together as Nevadans to save lives,\u201d he said. \u201cThat requires aggressive strategies aimed at mitigating community spread. Medical professionals have made it abundantly clear that there is no treatment. While the vaccine is being developed, we don&#8217;t have time to waste.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Other Communities Taking Similar Action<\/h2>\n<p>The unprecedented shutdown of the gaming industry took place after several casino chains, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mgm-resorts-to-shutter-las-vegas-properties-until-further-notice-given-coronavirus-pandemic\/\">MGM Resorts International<\/a>\u00a0and Wynn Resorts, have already announced they would shut down because of the pandemic that has crippled business in tourist-dependent Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>It also comes after several counties in California\u2019s Silicon Valley issued a similar shelter-in-place advisory on Monday that limited the types of businesses that could remain open through April 7. The <em>New York Post<\/em> has reported that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is considering similar action in America\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovSisolak\/status\/1240102596083200000<\/p>\n<p>Sisolak only wanted to talk Tuesday about maintaining the health and well-being of the general public during the COVID-19 outbreak. Hospitals in Nevada now have the bandwidth to handle the most critical patients suffering from the effects of the coronavirus. However, since 80 percent of those who have the coronavirus have little, if any, symptoms, it\u2019s still important for people to remain at home to keep the virus from spreading out of control to the point it overly taxes the state\u2019s medical resources.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the only made the decision after conferring with the White House, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, medical professionals, and business and labor leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not here to talk about money and bailouts today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Casinos Complying With Order<\/h2>\n<p>Within moments of Sisolak\u2019s proclamation, the casinos that had remained open announced they would be abiding by the directive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019d like to thank our loyal guests for their support and all of our employees for their hard work during this crisis,\u201d <\/strong>tweeted Derek Stevens, who owns The D Casino and Hotel and the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino.<strong> \u201cAlthough this is a devastating time for our community, I\u2019m confident the Las Vegas resiliency will allow us to rise again, stronger than ever.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While casinos will be closed in Nevada for the time being, online sports betting applications, like Stevens\u2019 Circa Sports, William Hill, and BetMGM, will remain available. However, even those applications are limited for the time being, due to most sporting events having been canceled or rescheduled because of the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a stern voice underlying the stakes at hand, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday evening all non-essential businesses \u2013 including casinos \u2013 would be shut down for the next 30 days, as the state looks to control the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. \u201cYou&#8217;re being told not to go out,\u201d he told Nevada residents [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":130376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nevada Gov. 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