Staff Report
STATELINE, Nev. Harveys and Harrah’s Lake Tahoe announced Thursday that the Gaming Control Board has approved a return to full occupancy, without social distancing, on the casino floors.
The change comes through a Nevada Gaming Control Board waiver recognizing that Caesars Entertainment has taken measurable and material steps to vaccinate its Northern Nevada workforce.
“The expansion to full capacity and the elimination of social distancing on our casino floors is a result of our Team Members’ commitment to doing their part to put us all on the road to recovery,” said Stewart Massie, Caesars Entertainment Regional President. “We are grateful to our Team Members who have chosen to be vaccinated and will continue to offer incentives and provide easy access to vaccines for all of our Team Members. We are encouraged by the continued progress and look forward to a fully open summer of excitement at our Resorts in Reno and Lake Tahoe.”
May 27, 2021
All of the over 460 casinos in the western American state of Nevada are reportedly set to be permitted to fully re-open with no coronavirus-related restrictions from the early hours of Tuesday.
According to a Wednesday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the move from the Nevada Gaming Control Board regulator comes approximately two weeks after almost 30 casinos in an around the gambling hotspot of Las Vegas were allowed to forego capacity restrictions and return to full throttle operations.
Diminishing danger:
The newspaper reported that the policy change is set to become official
after the clock strikes midnight on Tuesday morning, which will coincide with the conclusion of the United States’ three-day
In a notice to gaming licensees issued Wednesday, the NGCB made the end of restrictions official effective next Tuesday at 12:00 am. The board’s Enforcement Division will enforce current COVID-19 directives until then, including the Memorial Day weekend.
A new survey suggests that some unvaccinated people may not comply with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue wearing masks indoors. Most states in our region trail the national rate of people who are fully vaccinated.
Recently, the CDC announced new mask wearing guidelines: People who are fully vaccinated against the virus can remove their masks in most indoor and outdoor places.
Matt Motta is an assistant professor of political science at Oklahoma State. He said this is causing some trust issues between people.
“There was some concern that people who are not vaccinated or who are only partially vaccinated might choose not to wear a mask anyway,” he said.