“MGM has such a big presence on the Strip that increased capacity for those properties is a signal that we are truly re-open,” she said. The state’s mask mandates also remain in place throughout the properties.īelarmino said the announcement is “a great milestone” for the Strip. The casinos had been operating under occupancy restrictions since their reopenings last year.Ĭlark County’s 80 percent occupancy restrictions and 3-feet social distancing policies remain in place outside of the casinos, in areas such as the properties’ restaurants, pools and other nongaming venues. … It is heartwarming to see our world come back.”Ī Wednesday statement from MGM Resorts said the gaming floors at Bellagio, Aria, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, The Mirage, New York-New York, Luxor and Excalibur can operate at 100 percent of fire code capacity. Second, it will speed our economic recovery as a city and a state that will help all of the members of our community. “First of all, it will allow people to go back to work. “The more properties that come back to full capacity really signal an end to much of the pandemic for us,” Amanda Belarmino, an assistant professor at UNLV’s college of hospitality, said. Industry watchers say the shift is a watershed moment in Las Vegas’ road to recovery. The Wednesday announcements mean an additional 24 casinos across the valley to can now operate at full capacity, effective immediately. and Station Casinos are the latest companies to have gaming floor capacity and social distancing restrictions waived by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Inc. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) of the largest casino operators in Las Vegas can now run their casinos at full capacity. Mandalay Bay photographed, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Las Vegas.

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