[custom_adv] The Las Vegas strip is feeling the effects of coronavirus as a number of resorts and casinos close in an effort to create social distancing. Wynn Resorts has announced it will close its Wynn Las Vegas and Encore properties beginning on Tuesday and continuing for two weeks. [custom_adv] MGM Resorts will close its properties, announcing casino operations will close on Monday and properties will close on Tuesday. Caesars Entertainment announced on their verified Twitter account that all live ticketed performance would be suspended beginning Sunday night. [custom_adv] These are the latest in a series of high profile closures in the US amid the coronavirus pandemic, including Broadway theaters and Disney theme parks. The Las Vegas closures come more than a month after Wynn, MGM Resorts and other companies had to shut down operations in Macao. [custom_adv] The government in Macao ordered the suspension of gambling and other related industries for about two weeks last month after one of Macao's confirmed coronavirus cases was discovered to have worked in the gambling industry. [custom_adv] The city of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Municipal Court's top priority is health and safety of our staff and visitors. We are taking precautions due to COVID-19, including extending continuance to those who are not comfortable visiting the Regional Justice Center, who may be exhibiting potential signs of illness or who are in a high-risk category. [custom_adv] The number of Nevada COVID-19 cases has surpassed 1,000, the Department of Health and Human Services reported Monday, hours before two deaths were announced in Washoe County. [custom_adv] Caesars Entertainment announced Monday afternoon that its 10 Las Vegas resorts all will remain open, but that guests can expect to see some changes through at least April 9. [custom_adv] The closures are unprecedented. After 9/11 and during the Great Recession of the late 2000s and early 2010s, when travel to Las Vegas sharply declined, resorts remained open. [custom_adv] Fifteen resorts along the Las Vegas Strip will close temporarily, effective Tuesday, as the impact of the coronavirus on daily life significantly expands. Wynn-Encore and MGM Resorts International announced Sunday and the Venetian, which includes the Palazzo, announced Tuesday that all of their Vegas properties would shut down as travel to the gambling and entertainment city declines.
