Some properties have not reopened buffets and don't plan to. But you get back to buffets, some buffets have reopened. And it's been doing this over the last, you know, last couple of months. There was some - right around the time of March Madness and when the basketball tournament started, casinos went up to about 35% capacity. So it was obviously a lot of pent-up demand to come back.
I mean, it was packed crowds along the strip and even especially the drive back to Southern California was like a 12 hour, you know, it was like long, long lines, 12-hour wait or something. STUTZ: Well, if you looked on the strip this week and looked this weekend over Memorial Day, it looked like nothing ever changed. Are we talking buffets or, like, what is the deal in terms of how people are feeling about this? I appreciate it.ĬORNISH: So let's talk about the reopening and just the mood. He reports on gaming and tourism for The Nevada Independent and joins me now. So as the city opens back up, we're checking in with Howard Stutz. Unemployment rates there reached record highs of nearly 30%.
Now, this comes after an extraordinarily difficult year for the tourist city. And the county says fully vaccinated people can take off their masks in many places. Clark County, the home of Las Vegas, is lifting all remaining restrictions on bars, restaurants, casinos and large gatherings.
