June 4th marked the day when casinos in Nevada were allowed to welcomes guests back, and slot machines all over the state fired back up. After going dark for an amazing 78 consecutive days due to the Coronavirus pandemic, players were ready and waiting at 12:01 am!
According to the March 31st Gaming Control Board’s Quarterly Report, Nevada had 1,998 restricted gaming licenses – taverns, bars, restaurants, as well as grocery, drug and convenience stores – that are allowed to operate 15 slot machines or less and without table games. The facilities had 19,054 slot machines statewide.
Many locations contract with a slot machine route operator that owns and manages the games, either through a revenue sharing agreement or a set-fee space-lease contract.
Restricted gaming locations had to comply with health and safety policies outlined by the Nevada gaming regulators. The protocols covered cleaning and sanitation of the games, increasing the space between slots under social distancing guidelines, and occupancy limits of 50 percent capacity at the location.
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