The masks are back.
The Nevada governor issued a new mandate that masks must be worn in public places, whether or not you have been vaccinated. The rule applies only indoors and includes all casinos, restaurants, and bars in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada.
The new rule came into effect on Friday and follows an earlier decree that all employees in companies must be masked. The rule does not apply to show members and musicians performing indoors, and no additional precautions have been taken other than instructing casinos to update their signage accordingly. The previous order for masks was discontinued in May.
No date has been given for an annulment or re-evaluation of this incarnation.
MGM requirement: MGM Resorts has announced that employees will either upload their proof of full vaccination against COVID or have a test every week at a cost of $ 15 for each test. The dictum was emailed to the company’s 35,000 employees worldwide on Monday, an estimated decrease from 70,000 before the pandemic.
Vickie’s return: White Cross Drugs that worked on Las Vegas Boulevard for 48 years. South, was known for its signature diner, first called Tiffany’s Cafe and then renamed Vickie’s Diner. Even after the White Cross closed in 2012, Vickie’s stayed open until August 2020. Now Vickie’s has reopened in the venerable Commercial Center, about 3 miles east of the Strip, serving the same menu that made it famous.
Beverly Theater: Work on a new downtown venue called the Beverly Theater is slated to begin this fall. The smaller two-story, 14,000-foot building will host independent films, live music, art performances, literary experiences, and educational programs, and is expected to open in 2022.
Question: I can’t believe downtown Main Street Station still hasn’t reopened. Is it possible for it to stay closed forever?
Reply: Boyd Gaming execs mentioned this on a conference call recently: “We are in the process of making plans to possibly reopen Main Street Station.” There is nothing definitive about the timing of this statement, but it also sounds like a permanent one Closing is unlikely and a short term reopening could be in the works.
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