The governor of Nevada had set a goal back in April to have all Las Vegas casinos open with no Coronavirus restrictions by June 1st. Now, with June upon us, most all of the casinos in and around Sin City are back up and running without social distancing or mask mandates! Most of them… but not all. The latest edition of This Week in Gambling looks at these issues, plus the return of Las Vegas buffets and sports betting expansion across two more states!
On the April 20th show we told you that the Governor of Nevada had set a goal of June 1st to have all Las Vegas casinos open in his state without any Coronavirus restrictions. A goal which most casinos in the state already met two weeks ago.
However, some Las Vegas casinos still remain closed. But hey, at least the list is getting shorter! We were able to confirm that these six properties are still shuttered: Eastside Cannery, Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, Main Street Station, the Palms, and Texas Station. Unfortunately there is no reopening date in sight.
Meanwhile, sports betting in America is showing no signs of slowing down! In fact, you can now add Nebraska and Connecticut to the list of states regulating the activity! That brings the total to 30! 30!!
But it’s not all biscuits and gravy this week. On our last show we reported that the state of Florida had regulated sports betting, and with it online gambling. But some last minute maneuvering by politicians put an end to that! Republicans in the state legislature were able to remove all references to online gambling in this bill. So while sports betting still passed and will be regulated, no mobile or online bets will be accepted.
