The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be a problem for Nevada, and Governor Steve Sisolak has decided that a change in strategy may be necessary. Following an August 3 press conference, the state will take a hyper-local approach to closing businesses, and small venues like bars appear like they will take the brunt of it.

The aim of the strategy is to allow areas where infections are not spiking to not get jerked around by the areas that are. Instead of the whole state shutting down again, only the areas with problems will.

That being said, bars, and bar top areas in in Las Vegas and Reno will stay closed. That’s going to have a large financial impact for restaurants that have had bar top slots installed.

This new strategy is a bit of a reset, Sisolak noted, and “current restrictions for bars, pubs, and taverns will remain in place” until a first assessment under the new strategy can happen. Slot machines in grocery stores, convenience stores and drug stores will still be permitted.