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In response to the governor\u2019s new orders, MGM Resorts International highlighted the capacity limits imposed on casino showrooms. They will be restricted to 25 percent occupancy or 50 guests, compared to the current cap of 250 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The latest restrictions come as the casino industry is already stricken with weekday closures and revenue losses from earlier months of closings. This year, MGM Resorts eliminated 18,000 positions nationwide, including 10,000 in Las Vegas. Other Las Vegas casinos and Nevada-based operators have cut jobs, too.<\/p>\n
Restaurants See Canceled Reservations<\/h2>\n
Sisolak also ordered that no more than four people can sit at one restaurant table. Las Vegas restaurants are reporting some customers, who made reservations for five or more, are canceling dinner plans for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
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Would-be diners don\u2019t want to sit at two tables, the Review-Journal <\/em>reported. The new restrictions were announced on Sunday, just four days before Thanksgiving. That leaves little time for restaurant staff who, in past years, have served many holiday dinners to local residents and tourists alike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nAlso, local restaurant owners say that the governor\u2019s new cap of 50 or fewer people for events has led to cancellations of planned holiday parties typically taking place before Christmas, the news report adds.<\/strong><\/p>\nIn her Review-Journal<\/em> interview, Goodman noted the concerns voiced by small business owners about operating at even half-capacity. Some restaurant and bar owners have warned they cannot remain in business at 25 percent occupancy.<\/p>\nOn Monday afternoon, Jace Radke, a spokesman for Mayor Goodman\u2019s office, issued a statement to Casino.org<\/em> that \u201cThe city of Las Vegas continues to follow and enforce the health and safety requirements put in place by the governor and the Southern Nevada Health District.\u201d<\/p>\nThe boundaries of the city of Las Vegas do not include the properties located on The Strip. These are part of unincorporated Clark County.<\/p>\n
Prior Spats Between Goodman, Sisolak<\/h2>\n
Goodman and Sisolak have engaged in public disputes before. In April, Goodman appeared on national TV interviews to criticize Silolak\u2019s ongoing shuttering of \u201cnonessential\u201d businesses in the state, starting in March. That included casinos.<\/p>\n
Her comments led to her remaining in the national spotlight for several weeks. Nevada residents were divided between those supporting the governor or those who agreed with Goodman and wanted businesses reopened.<\/p>\n
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Supporters of the governor contend he is trying to balance the economic needs of the state with the public health threat posed by the coronavirus. Casino workers have worried publicly about getting infected with COVID-19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
For instance, Dendra Fountain, who says she works at a hotel-casino, posted on Casino.org<\/em>, that if Sisolak closes the casinos again, \u201cHe would be doing all of us in housekeeping a huge favor\u2026. they are not telling the truth.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nAs of Monday, there were 2,339 new cases of coronavirus in Nevada. That brought the state\u2019s total number of cases since the outbreak began to 136,227.<\/p>\n
Six more people died from the pandemic in Nevada, state health officials reported on Monday. The total number of deaths is now at 2,023 for the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I) labeled Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) \u201ca dictator\u201d and said his new COVID policies will be \u201ccrushing to the city.\u201d Sisolak’s COVID orders cut occupancy at casinos and other businesses. Goodman made the comments in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The report came shortly after Sisolak announced that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":156414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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