Disinfected dice: Las Vegas casinos getting ready to roll
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Casinos in Las Vegas will add a bevy of new health measures, including disinfecting dice, once reopened, as Gov. Steve Sisolak has set a tentative date of June 4.
Tourists returning to Las Vegas will see changes since gambling stopped in mid-March for the first time ever to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Once given the green light, the marquees and the managers will welcome people back to this 24/7 town built for crowds, excitement and excess.
The stakes could not be higher, said Robert Lang, executive director of the Brookings Mountain West think tank at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
'Las Vegas can never be known as the place where people go and get sick,' he said.
Bill Hornbuckle, acting CEO and president of MGM Resorts International, poses behind acrylic barriers used as a coronavirus safety precaution at a blackjack table
Chairs are removed to keep social distancing between players as a coronavirus safety precaution at an electronic gaming machine in the closed Bellagio hotel and casino
Hand washing stations have been installed in the casino area as a coronavirus safety measure at the closed Bellagio hotel and casino
Signs everywhere will remind guests of new rules: pasti slotqq Wash your hands; keep distance from others; limit your elevator ride to your sanitized room to just four people.
'You're going to see a lot of social distancing,' said Sean McBurney, general manager at Caesars Palace.
'If there's crowding, it's every employee's responsibility to ensure there's social distancing.'
Dice will be disinfected between shooters, chips cleaned periodically and card decks changed frequently.
At some resorts guests will be encouraged to use cellphones for touchless check in, as room keys, and to read restaurant menus.
At the famed Caesars Palace, dice games, card tables and slot machines will be retooled to allow social distancing.
Casino operators in Las Vegas are awaiting word when they will be able to reopen after a shutdown during the coronavirus outbreak
'We will be deactivating every other slot machine and removing the stool from the game,' Tony Rodio, CEO of Caesars Entertainment, told .
'A customer can't even stand here and play this game because the game's not even active, and so we will do that throughout the whole floor.'
Card tables will have the number of seats reduced from six to three.
Social distancing will be enforced.
'Nobody will be able to be within six feet of any of the three customers that are playing,' said Rodio.
'You're certainly not face-to-face.'
Employees at Caesars Palace will be required to answer a questionnaire, wear face masks during shifts and undergo temperature checks daily. Hand sanitizer will also be everywhere.
'They'll also be asked to complete a questionnaire before they returned to work for the first time to see if they have anything that would lead us to want to get them tested,' Rodio said.
Acrylic barriers separate player's seats as a coronavirus safety precaution at a blackjack table
Bill Hornbuckle, acting CEO and president of MGM Resorts International, stands between acrylic barriers used as a coronavirus safety precaution at a craps table in the Bellagio hotel
Wynn Resorts properties and The Venetian, owned by Las Vegas Sands, plan to use thermal imaging cameras at every entrance to intercept people with fevers.
Smaller operators in Las Vegas and Reno will offer hand sanitizer.
'A gondola pilot wearing a face mask will be on board to steer the vessel,' a Venetian protocol says. 'Gondoliers stationed along the canal will serenade passengers from an appropriate distance.'
New state Gaming Control Board regulations require surfaces to be disinfected according to federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and 'increased attention' to high-touch hotel items like television remote controls and light switches.
Guests will get free masks at large resorts, but won't be forced to use them.
For blackjack dealers, bellhops, reservation clerks, security guards, housekeepers and waiters, masks are mandatory.
'That's the most visual thing. Every employee will be required to wear a mask,' McBurney said.
An infrared camera used to measure employee's temperatures is set up at an employee entrance to the hotel
An infrared will track workers' temperatures as they come in for work
The thermal camera shows clearly if a worker is not feeling well or suffering a from a fever
Guests at Prime Steakhouse in the Bellagio hotel and casino will order using a QR code menu
His footsteps echoed walking with a reporter past marble statues in the lobby toward a gilded casino vacant for the first time since it opened in 1966.
A slot machine cried 'Wheel of Fortune!' in the void. Seats on both sides of the game had been removed.
'Visually, you´ll still see a lot of color and activity, but you won´t be able to play every machine,' McBurney said.
At the neighboring Bellagio, Hornbuckle showed new hand-washing stations installed where banks of slot machines were removed.
His company is losing almost $10 million a day during the shutdown, he said.
Other rules: four players only at roulette, six at craps. Plastic partitions will separate dealers from players and players from each other at the Bellagio, three at each table.
MGM Resorts plans to open just two of its 10 Strip properties at first: Bellagio and New York-New York.
Hornbuckle promised Bellagio's iconic dancing fountains will restart as soon as the governor sets a date.
Still, just 1,200 of the hotel´s 4,000 rooms will be rented and casinos will be limited to 50% of capacity.
'You're going to see less people, by control and by design,' he said.
Caesars Entertainment plans to open Caesars Palace and the Flamingo Las Vegas at first, followed later by Harrah´s Las Vegas and the casino floor at the LINQ hotel-casino.
A man walks along a usually busy Fremont Street after casinos were ordered to shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak in Las Vegas, pictured in March
A worker works on an electronic slot machine as chairs have been removed from some machines to maintain social distancing between players
Clear acrylic safety shield dividers are affixed to blackjack table in Las Vegas, Nevada
Lang called it unlikely that big crowds will return quickly, and said resort operators with deep pockets 'will probably allow a bargain moment' until business improves.
'First will be residents of Las Vegas. Then people getting here by car from California. Then domestic air flights. Then international,' the researcher predicted.
McBurney said that with nearly 4,000 rooms at Caesars Palace, he expected just one of six towers will be occupied.
'Once people know there's an opening date ... demand will increase,' he said. 'How much? I can't speculate.'
Groups of reclining pool chairs are separated to maintain social distancing between groups
General manager Carlos Crow hangs a sign at Steiner's, A Nevada Style Pub shortly before opening for business for the first time since closing on March 17 in response to the coronavirus
But not every resort amenity will be open. Nightclubs, dayclubs, buffets and large venues will remain closed.
Cirque du Soleil shows will stay dark, at least for now.
Dice will roll, cards will be dealt and slot machines will beckon but poker rooms will be closed.
There will be free parking, but no valet service.
Many properties have aimed for an early June restart in the gambling mecca closed almost overnight in the middle of a hot streak - three consecutive $1 billion months in statewide casino winnings.
The city had been drawing more than 40 million annual visitors.
Nevada Governor Sisolak said in a statement Friday that Nevada has continued to see decreasing cases of the coronavirus and hospitalizations of COVID-19 when some restrictions began to be eased nearly two weeks ago.
'The Gaming Control Board will meet Tuesday & will consider any action necessary with regard to reopening.
Pending the evaluation of trends in our data and results of this meeting, I have set a target date of June 4, 2020, for reopening Nevada's gaming industry,' the governor wrote in a tweet.
Nevada's Governor Steve Sisolak has set a tentative date of June 4 for reopening casinos
Governor Sisolak tweeted news of the tentative reopening on Friday evening
Sisolak's office said he plans to hold a news conference on Tuesday to offer more details about the next phase of reopening, assuming those positive trends continue through the Memorial Day weekend.
'We all know what we've gone through for the last 10 weeks.
No ones having fun,' said Bill Hornbuckle, acting chief executive and president of casino giant MGM Resorts International. '
The simple idea that I could get out, come to a resort, lay at a pool, enjoy a nice dinner, sit at a blackjack table.
There´s something to be said for all of that.'
Nevada's gambling regulators also plan to meet Tuesday and will consider reopening plans submitted from casinos, which need to be approved at least seven days before reopening.
Tourists returning to Las Vegas will see changes since gambling stopped in mid-March for the first time ever to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Once given the green light, the marquees and the managers will welcome people back to this 24/7 town built for crowds, excitement and excess.
The stakes could not be higher, said Robert Lang, executive director of the Brookings Mountain West think tank at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
'Las Vegas can never be known as the place where people go and get sick,' he said.
Bill Hornbuckle, acting CEO and president of MGM Resorts International, poses behind acrylic barriers used as a coronavirus safety precaution at a blackjack table
Chairs are removed to keep social distancing between players as a coronavirus safety precaution at an electronic gaming machine in the closed Bellagio hotel and casino
Hand washing stations have been installed in the casino area as a coronavirus safety measure at the closed Bellagio hotel and casino
Signs everywhere will remind guests of new rules: pasti slotqq Wash your hands; keep distance from others; limit your elevator ride to your sanitized room to just four people.
'You're going to see a lot of social distancing,' said Sean McBurney, general manager at Caesars Palace.
'If there's crowding, it's every employee's responsibility to ensure there's social distancing.'
Dice will be disinfected between shooters, chips cleaned periodically and card decks changed frequently.
At some resorts guests will be encouraged to use cellphones for touchless check in, as room keys, and to read restaurant menus.
At the famed Caesars Palace, dice games, card tables and slot machines will be retooled to allow social distancing.
Casino operators in Las Vegas are awaiting word when they will be able to reopen after a shutdown during the coronavirus outbreak
'We will be deactivating every other slot machine and removing the stool from the game,' Tony Rodio, CEO of Caesars Entertainment, told .
'A customer can't even stand here and play this game because the game's not even active, and so we will do that throughout the whole floor.'
Card tables will have the number of seats reduced from six to three.
Social distancing will be enforced.
'Nobody will be able to be within six feet of any of the three customers that are playing,' said Rodio.
'You're certainly not face-to-face.'
Employees at Caesars Palace will be required to answer a questionnaire, wear face masks during shifts and undergo temperature checks daily. Hand sanitizer will also be everywhere.
'They'll also be asked to complete a questionnaire before they returned to work for the first time to see if they have anything that would lead us to want to get them tested,' Rodio said.
Acrylic barriers separate player's seats as a coronavirus safety precaution at a blackjack table
Bill Hornbuckle, acting CEO and president of MGM Resorts International, stands between acrylic barriers used as a coronavirus safety precaution at a craps table in the Bellagio hotel
Wynn Resorts properties and The Venetian, owned by Las Vegas Sands, plan to use thermal imaging cameras at every entrance to intercept people with fevers.
Smaller operators in Las Vegas and Reno will offer hand sanitizer.
'A gondola pilot wearing a face mask will be on board to steer the vessel,' a Venetian protocol says. 'Gondoliers stationed along the canal will serenade passengers from an appropriate distance.'
New state Gaming Control Board regulations require surfaces to be disinfected according to federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and 'increased attention' to high-touch hotel items like television remote controls and light switches.
Guests will get free masks at large resorts, but won't be forced to use them.
For blackjack dealers, bellhops, reservation clerks, security guards, housekeepers and waiters, masks are mandatory.
'That's the most visual thing. Every employee will be required to wear a mask,' McBurney said.
An infrared camera used to measure employee's temperatures is set up at an employee entrance to the hotel
An infrared will track workers' temperatures as they come in for work
The thermal camera shows clearly if a worker is not feeling well or suffering a from a fever
Guests at Prime Steakhouse in the Bellagio hotel and casino will order using a QR code menu
His footsteps echoed walking with a reporter past marble statues in the lobby toward a gilded casino vacant for the first time since it opened in 1966.
A slot machine cried 'Wheel of Fortune!' in the void. Seats on both sides of the game had been removed.
'Visually, you´ll still see a lot of color and activity, but you won´t be able to play every machine,' McBurney said.
At the neighboring Bellagio, Hornbuckle showed new hand-washing stations installed where banks of slot machines were removed.
His company is losing almost $10 million a day during the shutdown, he said.
Other rules: four players only at roulette, six at craps. Plastic partitions will separate dealers from players and players from each other at the Bellagio, three at each table.
MGM Resorts plans to open just two of its 10 Strip properties at first: Bellagio and New York-New York.
Hornbuckle promised Bellagio's iconic dancing fountains will restart as soon as the governor sets a date.
Still, just 1,200 of the hotel´s 4,000 rooms will be rented and casinos will be limited to 50% of capacity.
'You're going to see less people, by control and by design,' he said.
Caesars Entertainment plans to open Caesars Palace and the Flamingo Las Vegas at first, followed later by Harrah´s Las Vegas and the casino floor at the LINQ hotel-casino.
A man walks along a usually busy Fremont Street after casinos were ordered to shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak in Las Vegas, pictured in March
A worker works on an electronic slot machine as chairs have been removed from some machines to maintain social distancing between players
Clear acrylic safety shield dividers are affixed to blackjack table in Las Vegas, Nevada
Lang called it unlikely that big crowds will return quickly, and said resort operators with deep pockets 'will probably allow a bargain moment' until business improves.
'First will be residents of Las Vegas. Then people getting here by car from California. Then domestic air flights. Then international,' the researcher predicted.
McBurney said that with nearly 4,000 rooms at Caesars Palace, he expected just one of six towers will be occupied.
'Once people know there's an opening date ... demand will increase,' he said. 'How much? I can't speculate.'
Groups of reclining pool chairs are separated to maintain social distancing between groups
General manager Carlos Crow hangs a sign at Steiner's, A Nevada Style Pub shortly before opening for business for the first time since closing on March 17 in response to the coronavirus
But not every resort amenity will be open. Nightclubs, dayclubs, buffets and large venues will remain closed.
Cirque du Soleil shows will stay dark, at least for now.
Dice will roll, cards will be dealt and slot machines will beckon but poker rooms will be closed.
There will be free parking, but no valet service.
Many properties have aimed for an early June restart in the gambling mecca closed almost overnight in the middle of a hot streak - three consecutive $1 billion months in statewide casino winnings.
The city had been drawing more than 40 million annual visitors.
Nevada Governor Sisolak said in a statement Friday that Nevada has continued to see decreasing cases of the coronavirus and hospitalizations of COVID-19 when some restrictions began to be eased nearly two weeks ago.
'The Gaming Control Board will meet Tuesday & will consider any action necessary with regard to reopening.
Pending the evaluation of trends in our data and results of this meeting, I have set a target date of June 4, 2020, for reopening Nevada's gaming industry,' the governor wrote in a tweet.
Nevada's Governor Steve Sisolak has set a tentative date of June 4 for reopening casinos
Governor Sisolak tweeted news of the tentative reopening on Friday evening
Sisolak's office said he plans to hold a news conference on Tuesday to offer more details about the next phase of reopening, assuming those positive trends continue through the Memorial Day weekend.
'We all know what we've gone through for the last 10 weeks.
No ones having fun,' said Bill Hornbuckle, acting chief executive and president of casino giant MGM Resorts International. '
The simple idea that I could get out, come to a resort, lay at a pool, enjoy a nice dinner, sit at a blackjack table.
There´s something to be said for all of that.'
Nevada's gambling regulators also plan to meet Tuesday and will consider reopening plans submitted from casinos, which need to be approved at least seven days before reopening.
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