Just when Las Vegas tourism edged closer to a recovery, the alarm has sounded that the rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic is in jeopardy or will at least be slowed.
On Thursday, Nevada reported how June marked the fourth consecutive month of gaming revenues in excess of $1 billion — the first time that’s happened since 2008, prior to the Great Recession. The excitement has been building with the June opening of Resorts World Las Vegas – the first Strip casino to open since 2010 – and removal of a mask mandate and capacity restrictions in May.
June visitation to Las Vegas recorded its best month at nearly three million people (still 18% below June 2019’s 3.6 million and without the return of international travel) since casinos reopened from the pandemic in June 2020.
But on Friday Nevada imposed an indoor mask mandate that includes casinos in Clark County where Las Vegas is located.
