Canadian Gaming Association CEO Paul Burns, who helped establish the organization in 2005, isn’t prone to brash comments. In an interview with The Nevada Independent last month, he warned that the reaction by Canadian citizens to the festering trade war with the U.S. would get worse before it gets better.
That warning came to pass last week after the release of passenger totals by the main airlines that service Harry Reid International Airport with direct routes between the largest Canadian cities and Las Vegas. They saw some of the largest declines of any air carrier, international or domestic, when compared with February 2024.
