She added that the Culinary Union \u201cdemands that the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and the Clark County Commission mandate all casinos follow the updated guidance from SNHD [Southern Nevada Health District] regarding COVID-19 testing of 100 percent of front-line workers.\u201d<\/p>\n
A gaming board guideline, that casino workers encourage visitors to wear masks, was largely ignored by many guests.<\/p>\n
Word from out of the Cosmopolitan is the casino was slammed Saturday night, and hardly anybody wore masks. At Red Rock Resort, friends report a naked-faced crowd assembled at the bar at Rocks Lounge, happily chatting and imbibing at close range,\u201d Review-Journal <\/em>columnist John Katsilometes reported.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nOn Sunday, the gaming floor at Circus Circus Hotel & Casino saw many players not wearing face masks, the Review-Journal<\/em> said. The casino had them available for anyone who wanted one, as required by the Gaming Board.<\/p>\nSportsbooks Saw \u2018Modest\u2019 Turnout<\/h2>\n Overall, the Las Vegas sportsbooks which reopened before this weekend saw \u201cmodest\u201d crowds, ESPN reported, based on statements from bettors and bookmakers.<\/p>\n
Specifically, horse players were seen more frequently than those wagering on other sports, the report adds. At the Bellagio, the race and sportsbook started off with three ticket-writers for over-the-counter bets on Thursday. On Saturday, they needed to add more, given the demand for horse racing wagers, ESPN said.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the initial bet at the Bellagio was $20 for the Dallas Cowboys to capture the National Football Conference (NFC). Someone even took a flight to Las Vegas to place seven bets at the venue on the NFL, totaling $157,250.<\/p>\nAmong the visitors to Las Vegas this weekend was Sgt. Peppers, who along with caretaker Sylvia Goldych, who was visiting from California, was in front of the iconic \u201cWelcome to Fabulous Las Vegas\u201d sign. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nUpon leaving for the weekend on Sunday afternoon and evening, visitors did not experience significant travel delays.<\/p>\n
The Review-Journal<\/em> reported McCarran International Airport was \u201cfairly quiet.\u201d Nor were there any \u201capparent major traffic incidents on area interstate highways,\u201d the report adds.<\/p>\nOn Sunday, McCarren\u2019s Twitter page announced, \u201cAs this #BackToVegas weekend comes to a close, many visitors will be headed to the airport. Give yourself plenty of time and space (six feet!) and pack your patience. As we adjust to a new normal, wait times may be longer than you\u2019re used to seeing at LAS.\u201d<\/p>\n
Most visitors this weekend drove to Las Vegas rather than taking a plane, based on initial reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first four Las Vegas casino poker rooms to resume operations since Thursday appeared busy this weekend, and had multiple coronavirus precautions in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Often, fewer than half of the players at tables bothered to wear recommended masks, based on local news reports. Under guidelines from the Nevada […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":138100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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