Casino news tagged with 'coronavirus'

Macau casinos have finally reopened Saturday after almost a two-week shutdown was mandated in an effort to slow down and stop the spread of COVID-19.

Read more » Macau Casinos reopen at 50% Employee Attendance after Two-week Shutdown

Analysts expect that the GGR in Macau casinos would be badly affected, after a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 was recorded last week.

Read more » Latest Covid Outbreak threatens Macau casinos

Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean off East Africa, has been placed under another lockdown, which means casinos have been closed off once again.

Read more » Lockdown on Casinos Reimposed in Seychelles

The number of passengers using McCarran International Airport significantly improved in April, a positive outcome for casinos in Las Vegas. Arrivals and departures, however, have sunk by millions compared to the numbers before the pandemic.

According to the statistics that the Clark County Department of Aviation released Tuesday, around 2.9 million people made their way through the airport in April. The total is 331,284 more than the number of arriving and departing passengers in March.

Still, the April 2021 figure is 32% lower compared to the total in April 2019, when 4.3 million passengers used the airport.

Read more » Air Travel to Las Vegas Climbs Higher in April, High-Speed Train Planned

Wynn Resorts has announced this week that it is reopening its properties in Las Vegas at 100% capacity.

Around 88% of its Las Vegas employees have already been vaccinated, and they were also given permission by the by the Nevada Gaming Control Board to amend their occupancy and physical distancing requirements.

Read more » Wynn Becomes First Las Vegas Casino to Open at 100% Capacity

Macau's gambling revenue rose to 1,014% year-over-year in April to 8.4 billion patacas ($1.1 billion), according to a report released Saturday by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. This outcome was actually below the median analyst estimate for a 1,054% jump, Bloomberg reports.

Read more » Macau Casino Revenue Continues Recovery with 1,014% Growth in April

CEO Matt Maddox of Wynn Resorts announced on October 1 that the casino-hotel company is set to build its very own COVID-19 testing lab at its Las Vegas Strip property, Wynn Las Vegas, as a way for a faster comeback to events.

According to The Nevada Independent, Maddox says studies show many potential visitors to the Southern Nevada choose not to travel to Sin City due to fear of contracting the novel coronavirus from infected individuals. He said, "We must alleviate that fear."

Read more » Wynn Resorts is Building Own COVID-19 Testing Lab in Vegas

This week, Nevada has launched a free contact tracing mobile phone app called COVID Trace, designed to notify users of possible exposure to the novel coronavirus.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) of Nevada has developed the app through a collaboration between Apple and Google. Similar apps have been released earlier in Alabama and Virginia. The app would be considered an incredibly useful tool for a tourist state that has struggled to monitor and keep track of everyone, residents and tourists alike, that comes and goes out of the state since re-opening from lockdown.

Read more » Nevada Launches Contact Tracing App ‘COVID Trace'

In these unprecedented times, what happens in Vegas, doesn't stay in Vegas.

A cellphone data revealed that casinos in Las Vegas are a major hotbed for the spread of COVID-19. Contact tracing has proved to be futile as tourists return to their homes across the nation.

Las Vegas casinos reopened on June 4, and have become a possible major hotbed for the transmission of the novel coronavirus, according to public health experts. If tourists get to return home and tests positive for COVID-19, then the act of contact tracing amid a pandemic is practically rendered useless in the event a huge outbreak arises.

Read more » Las Vegas Casinos: Major Hotbed for Coronavirus Spread

UK casinos will not be allowed to open as expected under original government plans.

They were forced to shut down on March 23 because of the COVID-19, and a recent announcement by the prime minister has disappointed yet again those keen to get back to dealing the cards.

Prime minister Boris Johnson said on July 4 that some leisure and hospitality businesses were allowed to reopen, but casinos were not included among them.

Read more » Halt on UK Casino Reopening slammed by CEO of The Hippodrome

Las Vegas may have reopened most of its casino-hotels and other businesses, but travelers say they will highly likely not travel there until a coronavirus vaccine has been made available.

Even if Las Vegas started to reopen its doors in May after the shutdown of casinos and other entertainment destinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city will have a hard time convincing people to come as many are hesitant to visit until a working vaccine has been made.

Read more » Virus Vaccine First before visiting Vegas, Travelers say on Macquarie Survey

According to a statement made by British prime minister Boris Johnson in the morning of July 17, casinos in the United Kingdom, particularly in England, will finally be allowed to reopen starting August 1st.

Betting shops were the first allowed to reopen last month. Several retail casino businesses have hoped to reopen next in July, but lawmakers have moved the date to August 1, as confirmed by the prime minister himself.

This decision was highly praised by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), which for many occasions had urged the government to allow gambling businesses to operate again ever since England was placed in lockdown for over four months already.

Read more » UK Casinos to Reopen on August 1

The casino industry all around the world including the world's biggest gambling hub Macau is still reeling from the devastating effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and Las Vegas is also not spared from this nightmare that is expected to continue for a couple more years or so.

Read more » Las Vegas Continues to Struggle amid COVID-19

This year, revenues from gambling in Macau declined every month, as a bleak result from the devastating effects of the worldwide novel coronavirus pandemic.

The figures showing the monthly gross gaming revenue (GGR) of Macau, according to the DICJ (Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau) are as follows: January revenue was down by 11.3%, February 87.8%, March 79.7%, April 96.8%, May 93.2%, and June 97%.

Read more » Macau Casino Revenue Down 97% in June

Two casino workers of a hotel and casino in the Las Vegas Strip have tested positive for the coronavirus.

According to a statement on Monday morning sent to the local NBC news by The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, they were notified last week that members of their concierge staff tested positive for COVID-19.

Read more » Casino Workers in Las Vegas Test Positive for Coronavirus

Nearly three months have passed since The Entertainment Capital of the World has been shut down due to the worldwide pandemic, and now casinos in Las Vegas are set to reopen come June 4.

Nevada experienced two consecutive weeks of reduced numbers in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state and, assuming that goes on, Governor Steve Sisolak has set a tentative date, June 4, to finally reopen the casinos statewide.

Read more » Las Vegas Casinos to Reopen on June 4

Chief executive of the Betting And Gaming Council (BGC) Michael Dugher said that unlike almost every other country in the world, the UK is moving at a turtle's pace when it comes to the implementation of stricter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

On Friday March 20, UK casinos and betting shops have been ordered to close effective immediately, as part of the government's efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Read more » UK Casino Industry Now Included in Coronavirus Rates Relief

Major cities in America are following European nations and capitals in shutting down bars, theaters, schools and other public buildings as precautionary measures to delay the spread of the coronavirus that is devastating countless lives across the world.

Read more » Las Vegas in Semi-Lockdown amid Coronavirus

Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, shall finally allow casinos to resume operations starting February 20, Thursday, after authorities slapped a two-week suspension due to the coronavirus outbreak. The suspension was to keep the virus in check, according to public broadcaster TDM.

Most of the government services that had been suspended since February started will also resume operations this week, and authorities are cautioning the residents to remain vigilant.

Read more » Macau Casinos to Reopen Thursday after Coronavirus Shutdown

Macau to close casinos for two weeks

The already weakened business of casino operators face the possibility of being forced to close for a longer period of time

The casino industry in the world's biggest gambling hub, Macau, has been asked by the government of Macau to shut down temporarily as Chinese authorities try to control the chaos brought about by the deadly coronavirus. The closure shall begin on February 5 and will last for 15 days.

Read more » Coronavirus Shuts Down Casinos in Macau, the World's Biggest Gambling Hub