Welcome to the daily cavalcade of WTF.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOptimism demands we believe the coronavirus will pass as the flu season always does, but the affect of the scare will linger much longer, financially and otherwise.<\/p>\n
The most recent and alarming specter in this saga is the potential for Las Vegas casinos to close entirely. Which is a sentence we never thought we’d type, even after seeing the casinos in Macau, China and elsewhere shuttered. (Update below.)<\/p>\n
Our best goes out to those affected by this confounding, surreal mess, and they are legion.<\/p>\n
Here’s to Vegas weathering this storm as it has so many others, and let’s hope the dramatic steps being taken are worth the cost and achieve the desired results.<\/p>\n
Update (3\/15\/20): Wynn and Encore have announced they’ll close temporarily. The resorts will close April 17 at 6:00 p.m. The closure is expected to last two weeks.<\/p>\nGut punch number infinity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe’re hearing these won’t be the only casino closures, so check back for updates.<\/p>\n
Update (3\/15\/20): MGM Resorts has announced it will close its Las Vegas resorts as of midnight, March 16, 2020.<\/p>\nThe surrealness is real.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nUpdate (3\/16\/20): The Cosmopolitan will be temporarily closed through March 31, 2020.<\/p>\nCan we be done with this nightmare, already? Thanks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nUpdate (3\/17\/20): The Venetian and Palazzo are closing until at least April 1, 2020.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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