Wynn’s Encore to close for 3 days a week due to low demand

Things have to be pretty bad when Las Vegas casinos are opting to shut down for part of the week. That’s the case with Wynn Resorts’ Encore, which will only operate on a Thursday to Sunday basis.

The Encore has been operating on a 24/7 basis, but citing weak demand, Wynn says it had to cut the resort’s hours. They’ll keep it that way until “consumer demand for Las Vegas increases,” the company said.

For Wynn fans who are let down by the news, the Wynn Las Vegas just next door will continue operating at all hours of the day, every day of the week. Sadly though, employees won’t get to take the short stroll to save their jobs.

Wynn wouldn’t immediately confirm how many employee cuts would be necessary, but it did imply there could be some. “We have not yet determined the number of employees who will be furloughed as a result of the reduction in operating hours,” a Wynn spokesperson stated.