Las Vegas Strip Goes Dark As Nevada Orders Shutdown Of Casinos Over Coronavirus

The famed Las Vegas Strip became a ghost town early Wednesday after the governor of Nevada ordered all casinos to be shut down for 30 days to stop the spread of coronavirus. Hector Mejia reports. (3/18/20)

[@LuckyDuckie115]

Hope the strippers are okay

[@denimlether5812]

They're never okay.

[@lacuevadelvampiro]

the corona strippers

[@waterisgood6205]

They are the ones thatll need to be tested. They see more ppl than all us combined🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@scottybt3652]

Still open...only 10 customers at a time

[@notyouraveragejoe7003]

Scot Beckman that’s only little darling. And I believe it’s drive through. All the other strip clubs are closed, which sucks but needs to be done from spreading the rona. It sucks honestly, especially since March is a great money month with March madness and other conventions.

[@blindthief]

Meanwhile the skies are clear and lakes are blue again. I'm not sad. This is just a temporary cleansing period for our planet. I'm not a hippy or a crazy tree hugger. I just think every now and then we need a period where we calm tf down.

[@honeycandy5741]

gyllespie AMEN!

[@guardianoftheduat]

I see ur one of those ppl who care so little for human lives

[@hj-xb2tr]

This is not some mostly harmless "cleansing period". It's affecting the livelihood of everyone (especially small businesses and blue collar workers). Calming down periods would be great, but not at this expense

[@bensontucker7278]

I’m still hiding in the Golden Nugget don’t tell anyone!

[@rogerdean5313]

Benson Tucker lol, hope you don’t play a slot and hit a hand pay 😂😂

[@buffalomafia7162]

Aye was there in September

[@starchaser2489]

Benson, horde the toilet paper. I'll pick you up when your done.

[@messerschmitt_bf109]

I took a drive down the strip last night and I got sad seeing it empty

[@carterprodz.6415]

Messerschmitt Bf 109 same

[@paulc1014]

It probably felt as if it was just an empty desert road with nothing around...

[@stevenl3265]

Messerschmitt Bf 109 it’s like the city itself looks sad.

[@Sochi_Mochi]

People need to really focus on their families and what’s really important now

[@Shots-te2jj]

You better of had a good reason for driving 🙃

[@liljons6753]

Imagine the stipper poles being wiped after each ....ass spun on it....😂

[@lareeseblaque8303]

LOL LOL LOL

[@wildwildwest1662]

MELLO JELLO @ right on , what’s do you call when a stripper has Covid19 + STD. = ?????

[@liljons6753]

@@wildwildwest1662 GONE A RITA....

[@TheOne-uo4sv]

This is like watching America go dark and empty in slow motion....

[@denimlether5812]

And everybody just watches it happen.

[@shabnamalizadeh2525]

Think about the life of Syrian, Iraqi people that you made it dark for many years

[@spencerhudson9587]

I wanna cry. I was in Las Vegas last week and seeing this is heartbreaking too me. You take things for granted until they arnt there anymore.

[@liljons6753]

How much you lose...

[@midwestmusic1909]

This is like something out of a movie....

[@howardsmith8453]

More like the Twilight Zone.

[@liljons6753]

Yes......except a movie is 2 hours max

[@DailyPickedFitVidz]

They should close it permanently

[@Quickened1]

Amen to that... It is an evil place!

[@amyhyper1770]

SoulSovereignty You should keep your comment to yourself because that is not very nice to people that loves in Las Vegas and visit their. And I live there so you should think about it.

[@DailyPickedFitVidz]

Amy Guarnizo okay I thought about it! They should shut it down.

[@amyhyper1770]

SoulSovereignty Whatever your still have to respect our city anyways.

[@Quickened1]

@@DailyPickedFitVidz ... Right now, it looks exactly like I envisioned it would when I left the God forsaken city 3-1/2 years ago... God fulfilled my vision... It looks like a ghost town...

[@starchaser2489]

The next 30 day's businesses staying closed? Who can afford this, the rent alone on property will kill more than half in Sin City.

[@joygernautm6641]

Good. Vegas going Under will do mankind a huge favour!

[@PopShoppekid]

Star Chaser, notice they said 30 days , now 64 days and your Governor is not telling when it will ever open. (May 21 today) Typical Democrat! Tyrants! All Dems lied about the length of Lock downs. Mayor of LA will likely never lift it. People must get AG Barr to file suit based on violation of 1st and 14th ammendments.

[@jqpacker34]

Las Vegas doesn’t deserve to be shutdown and don’t ever do it again

[@vikkigupta2003]

Good call. We need to be safe than sorry. Vegas will be back with a bang.

[@thatwaverdeejay9549]

The Roaring 20s Pt. 2

[@americanbobtail1]

Yeah, right.... Like anybody will have any money to gamble.....

[@Quickened1]

I hope you're wrong...

[@denimlether5812]

Stupid predictions aren't going to help. Nobody knows what will happen within 30 days, or after. The time for adults with the minds of small children is not now.

[@Imperial0666]

@@thatwaverdeejay9549 places with more diverse economies would do somewhat okay. Las Vegas is in for a depression. people are not in the mood to gamble and travel. the whole travel and entertainment sectors of the economy are in for a depression.

[@nevergiveup9900]

I don't feel at all for the tops of these Casinos.. They will be asking for their bonuses, I mean a Federal BailOut...

[@samsadeniz]

Trump will give an open cheque to Sheldon for sure...

[@jabercrombie880]

I don't care about these casinos.. but unfortunately I work inside one and it sucks not knowing when I'm going to go back so I can make money again !!

[@joebrown9895]

The tops can make ends meet for 30 days and more

[@purberri]

Need to close public beaches as well

[@stylin60es]

I thought being outdoors is permitted.

[@natalyg9768]

you shouldn't be in large groups, is what they said. Gatherings should be limited to 10 people.

[@fitzdacoron6495]

Yep. I mean, look at those idiots in the Florida beach all gathering around and shit. If America ever goes into severe and involuntary martial law, it'll be because of those fuckers.

[@Imperial0666]

if this doesn't give Nevada and Las Vegas an incentive to diversify their economy I don't know what will.

[@slotigy]

Awe too bad. Greedy Vegas casinos can’t fleece tourists with resort fees, parking fees, and tight unfun machines. I hope they all go out of business and get bought out by owners who actually know how to run casinos. The governor was just speeding up what’s inevitable. The town now caters to broke DBags who walk the strip all day long and don’t spend any money. People don’t even come to Vegas to gamble anymore.

[@danielmonfort3235]

Maybe they should close for a whole year with those greedy politics in Las Vegas, and start helping families that really need work and help.

[@Kristine14]

What about all of the casino and hotel workers? Will they still be getting paid? I hope so. edited: typo

[@boostedmaniac]

Kristine Mike 2 ditto

[@I-Told-U-So]

By laws, the employees still gets paid for percentage, not full paid. This is California.

[@Fayun144]

Fabiola Castellanos station casinos and certain casino companies are covering full time and salaried employees till April 30th as well as their benefits

[@Fayun144]

Fabiola Castellanos they haven’t said publicly, however they’re laying off certain departments for sure from my understanding. They don’t reference continuation of pay or anything , sorry :( as of now

[@skyedge3407]

In Reno thousands are laid off and a great many arent even getting unemployment

[@charleskim1540]

This is such an outrage.

[@malibustacy3606]

Now they can shut down because they're running out of water.

[@bigpedro559]

Let's all take a second and Thank CHINA!!

[@jenanjuice2003]

I’m glad to see it’s taken seriously

[@jenanjuice2003]

John Dough, it’s not

[@MarkyMarc89]

John Dough COVID-19 is a new virus that doesn’t have a vaccine yet and is much more contagious and deadly than the normal flu. It hits harder as well. Younger people may survive it, but they can easily get reinfected and pass it on to their elders and those with weaker immune systems with just a simple touch putting their lives at risk.

[@elisew1783]

MARKY MARC it’s NOT more deadly than the flu lol. The flu has and will always have MORE deaths

[@MarkyMarc89]

*COVID-19 IS DEADLIER THAN THE FLU:* Many people have highlighted the overlapping symptoms of the flu and COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Even President Donald Trump asked pharmaceutical execs if the flu vaccine could be used to stop the coronavirus. Director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned against taking such comparisons too far. “This virus is not SARS, it’s not MERS, and it’s not influenza,” Ghebreyesus said in a press conference on Tuesday. “It is a unique virus with unique characteristics.” The most crucial difference between the flu and the coronavirus is that the latter has been far deadlier. Whereas about 0.1% of people who get the flu die, the coronavirus’ death rate is now at about 3.4%, based on the current numbers of cases and deaths. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, suggested that COVID-19 is considerably more dangerous than the flu saying, "The flu has a mortality rate of 0.1 percent. The coronavirus has a mortality rate 10 times of that. That's the reason I want to emphasize we have to stay ahead of the game in preventing this." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that between 20,000 to 52,000 Americans have succumbed to influenza this season. That implies that an unmitigated COVID-19 epidemic would end up killing between 200,000 and 520,000 Americans. *COVID-19 IS STILL NEW:* Ghebreyesus said one reason the coronavirus’ death rate is so much higher than the flu’s is that this is the first time humans are encountering it. “While many people globally have built up immunity to seasonal flu strains, COVID-19 is a new virus to which no one has immunity,” he said in the briefing. “That means more people are susceptible to infection, and some will suffer severe disease.” We have vaccines and therapeutics to help prevent and treat the seasonal flu but there are no known cures for the coronavirus. Because of this, the death rate increases as hospitals across the US is currently short on ICU beds and ventilators as millions are in need of hospitalization from the virus. *DEATH RATE BETWEEN THE FLU AND COVID-19:* The novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, in December has killed over 3,200 people and infected 94,000 people. It has spread to over 110 other countries and globally infecting more than 231,360 people and killing more than 12,570 of them. The US has confirmed more than 10,500 cases and 158 deaths so far. The seasonal flu, like coronavirus, gets deadlier as patients get older. But the two diseases are operating at completely different levels of mortality despite sharing a pattern, and data so far suggests COVID-19 is many times deadlier than the flu at every age group. For example, in Chinese data, just one-tenth of one percent of coronavirus patients younger than 20 died from the disease. But that’s still 25 times higher than the flu’s 0.004 percent mortality rate among patients 17 or younger. Similarly, coronavirus appears 15 times deadlier than the flu among adults under 50, and 7.5 times deadlier among seniors. This isn't something to lol about.

[@JayCeeMax]

It's like a ghost town out there mates.

[@otool]

Theyll never get away with this again.

[@brianschaffer9220]

I drove through Vegas on the interstates from northern Utah to Western Arizona in early June 2020. Couldn't believe how empty everything was.

[@MelsDiner115]

30 days is excellent for gambling addicts who's trying to quit. Good down time to improve other skills besides throwing money.

[@terriemathis8391]

I think this has something to do with Stephan King

[@Stylelss]

I love vegas but dont feel bad for the casinos..They have been taking peoples money for decades...its payback

[@ericlopez2549]

I am from Vegas but is your choice to play at the casinos they don't force you....

[@Sochi_Mochi]

I’m sure they’re not worried as they’ll probably get bailed out as well

[@candylishuz]

Farhad Azizi this isn’t pay back. So many people were laid off that relied on these jobs. It’s a personal choice to gamble, so why blame others for losing your own money? No one is forcing anyone’s hand to gamble.

[@funboy1127]

I may be cruel and I am sorry if I come off that way. However, I'm actually glad that Vegas is closed. They turned that area into a Disneyland for adults which isnt right. You can be single, married, divorced, green, red, white, black or any background. Keep it closed.

[@dennisn1672]

My work has no intention of closing. If we don't close monday. I'm going to be unemployed. My life is worth more to me than making them a dollar. Hell of a choice. Thanks china.

[@Planetb847]

Ridiculous

[@albertb.7147]

All the blame for a Chinese who ate a bat.😂......

[@mitchellquartero]

Albert B. 😂 exactly

[@whitehoodrich760]

And then the sewer people took over vegas

[@bobbysanchez7824]

Fallout vegas

[@jazandjaxk5051]

WHERE ARE THE MISSING HOMELESS PEOPLE HERE IN LAS VEGAS??.

[@jessea5548]

Fema camps

[@Quickened1]

They snuck into the empty hotel rooms...

[@oscarflores2106]

I remember check out from Caesar palace hotel one day before everything was closed 😭

[@scottybt3652]

Overblown for sure...

[@scottybt3652]

This is what Bi- partisan looks like in the U.S.A. The left gets a crack at anything they make it socialist. Can't help it.

[@aaronjoseph9018]

Hope it's open in September when I come from the uk

[@usaf1804]

Aaron Glover If you’re a Liverpool/LFC(REDS) fan, welcome 100% mate, but other than Tyson Fury and the many bands from the Manchuria sound machine region, go to your usual, Malta, Crete, even floreeeda...Cheers and stay healthy!

[@dylanelliott6950]

Stay away mate

[@Imperial0666]

September, right when flu season starts again, the coronavirus will be back and the shutdowns will start over again. Las Vegas might become the next Gary Indiana. a whole city dependent on one industry, and when that industry fails, you have no economy.

[@ritchiep.4300]

Good thing i watched ALL 10 SEASONS OF WALKING DEAD

[@tonyjohnson9964]

My home city🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@JFlow111]

5 g maintenance

[@kevinsorrell7794]

is strip still closed as of 04/18

[@mariselalopez55]

Finally those casino are packed with seniors

[@allhailmegatron86]

You're cute

[@erich84502b]

Open them back up, and let the customers decide. It would still be dead but its better than zero hours for everybody, those bills due in 2 weeks? New homeless laws? Dont worry, it'll be fine

[@PianistsRavel]

They will be putting people at risk when they left the casino, that idea would only work if they quarantine for no exit once in. Those who wanted to risk could only blame themselves.

[@ynical]

There's going to be a lot of politicians getting a sun tan in the desert.

[@larryculiver1690]

think that's great human life is worth more than money you can always make more money but you can't bring a human life back I think the president is doing the right thing I think every state should have everybody at home until we get a handle on this at least 3 weeks God bless everyone

[@vivianthom4801]

But when California did this the anti-CA and anti-democrats and anti-liberals laughs and belittle the politicians there.

[@highlyfavored4595]

NOW THEY CAN CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN!

[@thomasmascaro8355]

WHAT ARE YOU SMOKIN

[@highlyfavored4595]

Lol

[@slanderous.j]

You know It's bad when Sin City goes dark.

[@pointlee]

why keep all the neon lights on if its closed ?

[@ricarellan]

How are the cocktail waitresses gonna pay for their BMWs? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@Imperial0666]

they wont and the repo man will take the BMW's.

[@maxshelltrack9720]

They don't call em cocktail waitresses for nothing probably isn't safe though.

[@thomasmascaro8355]

USE YOUR IMAGINATION

[@ThanhHuynh-rx3lu]

Good!!!there be less sin in sin city. Amen

[@TBONE82]

Thanh Huynh Haha! Right??🙏🏼👍🏻

[@Quickened1]

Hallelujah!

[@amyhyper1770]

Thanh Huynh Hey its not just Las Vegas there are other city’s with sins too. So keep your comment to yourself because there are a lot of people in Las Vegas lost their money. So think about it.

[@californiamade5608]

Amy Guarnizo lol shut up

[@amyhyper1770]

Orlando Nunez Make me

[@HighwayLand]

I thought Trump said this was only going to affect like 15 people? He said nothing about closing Las Vegas.

[@vgnvz]

He said nothing bout usa shutting down

[@Playb0ymari]

This Virus fucked up my birthday trip and it hadn’t even begun yet..

[@MrRemark21]

Because of the coronavirus epidemic, everywhere in the USA Pacific zone could die down by Friday, May 22, 2020. Said that everywhere in the state of Nevada could reopen around Monday, April 20, 2020.

[@JOHNSMITH-dc6lr]

What about the ppl living in the hotels?

[@jamespeyton9144]

When people start getting out again it will be like a dam breaking . I think we will make up in a week or two what we lost in a month.

[@TwinkieGurlMeowMeow]

Creepy n eerie 👀

[@aaronjoseph9018]

It will do good for pollution

[@wildwildwest1662]

What’s happen in Vegas , stay in Vegas . And when ever Vegas start to open up again , I know America gonna be alright . Stay safe y’all .....

[@tonychavez2083]

Those times were so poorly handled and grossly exaggerated

[@bobbysanchez7824]

Sewer people will come out and be fall out Vegas

[@GenuwineG]

They make plenty from slot machines so they will be ok for a while.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Que in Mr. House’s robots.

[@Zodqueen]

He really looks depressed

[@denimlether5812]

He's not going to smile.

[@vixyvelasquez9898]

David Nunes Lendvay he’s cutie 🥰

[@jurnee-y]

Imagine is theirs someone hiding out in one those casinos/hotel 😅

[@maxshelltrack9720]

Bet a hooker is still blowing a john in a room as we speak would've thought he would've blow his load bye now she must not be any good.

[@starchaser2489]

Are the Zombies coming? Time to lock and load.

[@bitemyshinnymetalass1569]

If they have some very good deals this summer or fall then I will be back to Vegas. Hell yeah 😎

[@lovefunbeer]

Anyone else laughing 😂 in 2023 😂

[@bullterrier1970]

The house always wins........

[@KrishnaDasLessons]

Wow the light pollution in Las Vegas would go down. Yay.

[@joygernautm6641]

Corona cases rising...std’s dropping..😂

[@heavenskylove6915]

Amen some one listening

[@lt5640]

Shit is real when Vegas shit down

[@cutweldngrind]

30 days, so If I save $1 each day I will have $30 to take to Vegas. Come on 30th day.

[@denimlether5812]

I won 2:5 million off a 20 dollar bill.

[@germanboy5392]

Viva Las Vegas

[@fenderstratADHD]

It’s 10/01 all over again

[@Imperial0666]

this is much worse than 9/11.

[@mistervacation23]

Never again never again !!!

[@c-lost.o.5362]

Finally is Closed 😋

[@heydygodinez3917]

C-Los T.O. 🤨

[@zachblundeto7137]

Sinners deserve this.

[@vixyvelasquez9898]

Zach Blundeto 😂

[@Quickened1]

We're are all sinners Zach

[@paulmitchell9283]

Dont judge. We all sin And fall short to glory of god

[@vixyvelasquez9898]

Paul Mitchell preach 🙄

[@armandochacon5792]

Resentive evil

[@brian28gallegos]

Armando Chacon I’m watching it now

[@ghostriku100]

2wwwwwaaaaa

[@afterlifexzero1724]

Blade runner

[@starlanight3334]

I bet their electric bills going to look a lot cheaper 👍🏻

[@Imperial0666]

it doesn't matter how cheap it is if you can't afford to pay it.

[@abearambula8511]

It’s a war zone out here, literally! eerily creepy empty streets nothing!

[@spinninsessions9626]

To all the gold diggers out there.. You ain't getting no check at a time like this!

[@zachblundeto7137]

Good! You've been stealing money from people! Bahahahaha!

[@DrummerJacob]

How is it stealing if someone walks in and voluntarily drops it off? You idiot.

[@denimlether5812]

You call it stealing because you lost.

[@PianistsRavel]

People work on jobs that have no interaction or connection to gambling that have lost their income.

[@crisskyle5326]

Is The end amigos

[@mikem4900]

Ei Carona.

[@TheHebrewidow]

After conquering gambling (Not by my own power, but through The Most High), I find it a plus. Gamblers will have more time and money for important things.

[@xzanaloo4488]

MGM sent me a M life credit card offer this weekend. I was laughing because what's the point now that Vegas is closed for God knows how long...

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Great. Hosssnna.

[@grahamsquires4211]

good

[@junior11793]

Lol it ain't so bad.

[@voDkabmb]

Looks like fallout new vegas was accurate

[@voDkabmb]

@John Dough Sill playing it today on my xbox one

[@lelandgaunt9985]

When we remember zion.

[@jobaby9561]

Imagine how much money they lose if add all together maaaaan

[@smitha775]

I’m craving some Chinese takeout!!

[@braedon1986]

good call bro

[@vixyvelasquez9898]

Razor2112 why can’t you eat at the restaurant

[@Quickened1]

Have some three wing, black bat soup... I think Ramen makes it....

[@abahdaddy3889]

GOOD NEWS

[@johnf.6942]

We were Vegas strong for a long time but now know as Vegas weak and frightened. Maybe governor Sis o lak can make it mandatory Everyone to live in giant bubbles for 6 months.

[@Quickened1]

Vegas is an evil dark dust hole... I hope it turns into a true ghost town, with evey casino collapsing under its own weight... Well, I don't need to hope, it will... I just hope it comes to pass this time around, rather than later...

[@johnf.6942]

Pp Ss evil dark dust hole. You sound like a old Pharisee from Jesus day.

[@lacuevadelvampiro]

yeah lets close everything and let the homeless roam free.

[@moneyblue8466]

California owns Las Vegas i mean at first I thought Las Vegas was in California😂everyone did too but it seems like Nevada bows down to California