Expect fewer seats at tables and plenty of hand sanitizer. If there’s anywhere that seems prime for coronavirus spread, it’s a Nevada casino.
Dirty hands are constantly touching playing cards, casino chips and slot machine levers. People are hustling in and out of resort doors so they can idle in crowded lines at hotel check-ins and all-you-can-eat buffets.
It came as no surprise when Nevada shut down its bustling casino and resort industry in March to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, even though the move would severely impact the tourism-centric economy.
Now, months after those initial closures, many Vegas casinos are reopening their doors once again. But don’t expect hordes of tourists and locals to be packing behind