Covid-19
Face masks to return in Las Vegas as Nevada ramps up Covid-19 measures
Consumers in Las Vegas will once again have to wear face masks when gambling at land-based casinos after Nevada’s government reintroduced certain restrictions and measures…
BCLC to reopen land-based casinos on July 1
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is to reopen its land-based casinos and community gaming centers from tomorrow (July 1), after a period of closure…
Nevada to end all social distancing and capacity restrictions on June 1
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has announced that all remaining social distancing and capacity limit novel coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions in the US state will be…
Caesars and MGM return to full capacity as Las Vegas Covid-19 measures eased
Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International have become the latest operators to secure approval to return to full capacity at their land-based casinos in Las…
Casinos emerge from the Covid-19 storm
Nevada’s casinos are preparing to increase capacity to 80% from 1 May, and may soon be welcoming pre-pandemic numbers of patrons by the start of…
Full House returns to profit despite Covid-19 impact in 2020
US land-based casino operator Full House Resorts has revealed that despite its properties having been impacted by novel coronavirus (Covid-19) closures and restrictions in 2020,…
Red Rock sees losses widen after Covid-19 hit in 2020
Casino operator Red Rock Resorts saw revenue fall 36.3% year-on-year in 2020, and its net loss widen, due to the 79-day statewide shutdown and subsequent…
Winter is coming
US states have largely avoided a second lockdown, but as restrictions tighten, could the sporting leagues once again be facing a shut-down? What then will…
Covid-19 forces Loto-Québec to suspend more local operations
Canadian provincial lottery and gaming operator Loto-Québec is to suspend operations in Pays-d’en-Haut and the Laurentian Mountain amid rising novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in each…
Covid-19 measures force Pennsylvania casinos to close until January 4
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has ordered all casinos in the US state to close until at least January 4 as part of new novel coronavirus…
Nevada casinos limited to 25% of capacity
Nevada’s Governor Steve Sisolak has put in place a number of increased restrictions to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), including a…
Michigan casinos to close again under latest Covid-19 restrictions
Casinos in Michigan will be forced to close again this week as part of new novel coronavirus (covid-19) measures implemented by by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.…
Caesars’ Rio Hotel & Casino to reopen in time for Christmas
Caesars Entertainment’s Las-Vegas based Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino will resume operations on December 22, the operator’s final property in the US and Canada to…
Cost cutting helps IGT limit Q3 losses
International Game Technology (IGT) said efforts to reduce costs in the third quarter helped limit the business’s net loss, while a strong performance from its…