The larger casino operators were afforded certain tax breaks associated with the CARES Act.<\/p>\n
The US Travel Association said in a release last week that without additional coronavirus relief from the federal government, 50 percent of all travel-supported jobs will be lost by December, roughly an additional 1.3 million jobs.<\/p>\n
\nHardworking Americans whose livelihoods depend on travel and tourism cannot wait until after the election for relief. The reality is that small businesses in every pocket of America are shuttering — they needed relief months ago,” said US Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Nevada’s unemployment rate in August was 13.2 percent. Approximately 299,300 Nevadans were employed in the “Leisure and Hospitality” segment, a 15.9 percent year-over-year drop.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe national unemployment rate was 8.4 percent in August and dropped to 7.9 percent in September. Nevada’s unemployment numbers for September have not yet been released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The United States government isn’t expected to provide the gaming industry with further COVID-19 financial assistance and relief until after the November election. Politics are getting in the way of helping casinos and other businesses and industries, Chris Cylke, senior vice president of government relations at the American Gaming Association (AGA), told\u00a0with the Las Vegas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":151890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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