by: Madison Kimbro, Carolyn Williams, Nexstar Media Wire
Posted: May 15, 2021 / 3:28 PM CDT
Updated: May 15, 2021 / 3:28 PM CDT
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Several properties on the Las Vegas Strip have adopted the latest guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on masks that allow fully vaccinated individuals to remove their face coverings in certain indoor spaces. While some guests welcome the change, others say they keep their masks – for now.
“I always wear my mask inside,” said local woman Lori Hartsock-Kane. “You don’t know who’s going to be vaccinated, so just keep doing what is right for you.”
Visitors to the famous stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard gave their opinions when MGM Resorts and Caesars properties, including The Cosmopolitan, Wynn, and Venetian, jumped on board with the updated guide.
“It’s like 50/50,” said another visitor to the strip. “We mask ourselves indoors in crowded areas, but outside we feel good because we are vaccinated.”
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Another woman commented, “You can’t really tell who was vaccinated or not. We walked around without masks and not vaccinated. ”
However, Las Vegas visitor Carlos Hamlin said he is “not taking this risk with anyone else, especially my grandma and my people. I don’t want them to catch it just because I’m on vacation. ”
While many of these resorts and casinos are adopting the code of honor and not requiring proof of vaccination for guests, MGM and Venetian Resort staff will continue to mask themselves even after receiving their vaccine.
The shops in the resorts can still implement their own mask regulations.
“I had a gentleman at work yesterday who told everyone they could take their mask off, which is an inconvenience for us as our business still has the mandate,” said Selena Espinoza, who is employed by a branch in one of the resorts.
Reporters from 8 News Now visited several properties on the Strip and estimated that about half of the crowd wore masks while the others didn’t. Most of the employees still wore face covers.
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