Nevada casinos have been told they’re officially “on track” to reopen on June 4, nearly three months after they were forced to shut their doors due to COVID-19.
On Tuesday, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak unveiled details of Phase 2 of the state’s ‘Roadmap to Recovery,’ which is set to get underway on Friday (29). Phase 2 will allow the reopening – with some restrictions – of most retail businesses that weren’t part of Phase 1, including gyms, bars not serving food, tattoo parlors, spas, swimming pools and movie theaters.
While gaming won’t be in the starting gate this Friday, it’s now officially “on track” for a “phased-in reopening” on June 4, as Sisolak suggested last Friday. Sisolak said Tuesday that based on “positive trends” in the state’s COVID-19 data, “I have informed the chair of the Gaming Control Board that I feel confident in the June 4th target date.”
Sisolak was originally scheduled to hold a public press conference Tuesday but this was cancelled after his office revealed that late last week Sisolak had “visited a work place where an employee – who was not in the building at the time – has since reported testing positive for COVID-19.”