No shows, no slots, no visitors: Coronavirus devastates Las Vegas

The covid-19 lockdown in Las Vegas has taken a heavy toll on the city's entertainment and hospitality industries, and hundreds of thousands are out of work. SPECIAL OFFER: To thank you for your support, here’s a deal on a Washington Post digital subscription: $29 for one year washingtonpost.com/youtubeoffer.
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[@codabonkavich6749]

The casinos are owned by rich people they will be fine but the businesses and all the people who work in Vegas are suffering

[@Coderedpirate]

Coda Bonkavich while that’s true, the casinos are also a MAJOR part of our economy. If they were to just disappear one day our economy would collapse on itself. Owners will be fine, us and the economy will not

[@DIGITALPG]

I doubt if the owners will be fine. Lot of the rich owners have bank limits which have to be paid on time. If they can't then the loose their assets

[@dylanbrown783]

And they are talking rn as we speak about opening the casino s up whether the state nor america agree or not😂

[@codabonkavich6749]

Coderedpirate exactly.

[@ArtBellJr]

The big strip casinos are owned by publicly traded companies , shareholders aren't necessarily rich , I have lived here 30 years tourism is our number one but there is way more to Vegas then just the strip and gambling.

[@ChrisOBaby]

Great time to eliminate that stupid "Resort" fee.

[@jeffreyfernandez1823]

there probably gonna add a sanitation fee now. that was the point of this corna virus just to take more money from people.

[@sunshineandrain5808]

And the parking fee too

[@davewilliams5102]

Chris O Baby Agree. Will never go to Vegas again.

[@justsaying3729]

Are you kidding? A lose enough money to prevent them from buying or paying for their Summer homes or another Yacht??

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

@@davewilliams5102 the resort fee is everywhere. What we need is a law that they have to advertise prices with the resort fee included

[@AdisPlays]

So now the Casinos is finally losing, I guess the house doesn’t always win then

[@ric7388]

Yeah so are thousands of people that work for those Casinos. Oh well there goes the US economy

[@texastexas6920]

AdisPlays 👍😂😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@rontreen3278]

Yeah I bet they never thought in a 100 years that this would come to an end... they thought it would go on forever with the Mafia involved in this... drugs prostitution and gambling... The cash cow is gone for the next 6 months to a year

[@denniskelley2697]

Only two things can bankrupt a casino, Coronavirus and Donald Trump ownership.

[@lindstheteacher1611]

Haha

[@dustinrivera8924]

Now the casinos know what it’s like to lose money 😆

[@jesusreyes5552]

Ironic isn't it

[@thefozzybear]

Anyone crying for Casinos?

[@David-tp7mc]

@@thefozzybear They will probably lose some long time addicts after this too.

[@AnnaLVajda]

They are not paying out either. Everything just left as it was ready to go.

[@KatinIN]

Trump's done well enough to donate all his presidential paychecks....sooooo, must not be too bad for him.

[@NonPremiumID]

Why spend money keeping all the lights on. Turn the strip off 100%.

[@AthenaSaints]

Probably because if they turn it off, there will be a penalty fee. Or a one time re-start fee will be imposed.

[@rodsteel6595]

Or you can stop horrifying the public, and gradually reopen. But let's face it. People like you are obsessed with the quarantine thing. And you do it in the name of intelligence. But the reality is the so called experts have been wrong about EVERYTHING!!

[@executiveorder7146]

@@rodsteel6595 yea two customers a day ain't going to pay the Bill's or that gubment loan yep retain employees is going to bankrupt small business so that Republican gubment that still pass the buck and try a shift blame just like your doing now but two customers for months ain't going to pay the Bill's

[@brendenbenoit7539]

@@rodsteel6595 people like are are what made America the worst hit state with coronavirus. I love America but.....geez.... freedom and liberty has really left some of yall brainless. That's why we have more sick people then any where else..... pure ignorance and selfishness. Other countries people aren't like that as much and that's why they're doing better than us right now

[@hollandreece123]

They have Hope signs and stuff up that’s why

[@ggfcfhvyy9272]

these casinos have money to pay for themselves over the next hundred years after taking people’s money since the beginning of time... no sympathy here , move along

[@MrJuvefrank]

There's just about no sympathy for anybody anymore. People choke their fellow person's wallet until financial ruin comes.

[@debussychopin2766]

Yes awesome reply. I totally agree.

[@johnyost2448]

yeah commie, move along to your utopia china.

[@Jimraynor45]

They want your money, not your sympathy.

[@jimcole2648]

Casinos cry how much they lose a day but they are really not hurting. They profit hand over fist. They act like if they don’t open, they will have to sell. Ppl complain we need to open Vegas and I agree we need to open. Casinos can wait till the last phase. Seeing how they want to implement procedures for slots and tables is a joke. They want an enhanced versioned what they were doing before the close. So many things they forget needs to be done. Before this epidemic dealers deal games and floors observe amd game protection. Now casinos pass on so many things on dealers and floors that they care less on game protection. So sad. Table games department is dealers, floors, porters, hosts, concierge’s, player services, and more. More responsibility yet no pay. There has never been a cost of living raise just a 3% max a year if you work hard. That sums to about 14 bucks a paycheck more after taxes. Not sure how that is a raise over rising costs where the big top ppl continue to get huge bonuses. Many new corporate ppl are hired with a degree not experience. Pathetic.

[@Kiyonce.Kartier]

The guy who turned his bar into a bodega is a true hustler. If there’s a will, there’s a way.

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

YUP~!!!!!!

[@4everfito497]

Alot of smaller business did this , or did strictly delivery front porch drop offs .. dudes scared to touch cash

[@arihantjain2233]

Sin city's cold and empty. No one's around to judge me.

[@hugolols55]

Arihant Jain omg I know!!! Who knew? 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@xotwod5331]

Yessir 😌

[@user-ch3cm9xj5g]

I can’t see clearly when you’re gooonnneeee.

[@majorkillboy4255]

The weekend

[@aicolorz]

No using cash??? Really? Paranoia!!

[@kyle1hunter2]

Waste of resources and electricity, turn off the lights.

[@NVDuster]

Hydroelectric power supplemented with solar? Plus its kinda morale boosting for us.

[@someguy2135]

I suspect that they keep them on for videos like this one. Advertisement for the long run so that after this is over they might remember one of the casinos they see. Some locals are making KZbin videos of empty streets.

[@bernieudo4399]

Clean & empty streets. BTW in San Francisco the DPW powerwashed the streets of its feces & urine. Thought I woke up & went to heaven.

[@virtuaguyverify]

Turn it off and it will never come on again

[@sidharthchand8072]

Johnny Klebitz I always hated the buffets so good riddance but how do you do a poker game with two people? And they are thinking about closing down clubs wtf

[@MihadAlzayat]

They were charging $20 for a drink. I think they’ll be fine for a while.

[@RadPitt]

500 dollars a bottle. At hakkasan mandatory two bottles plus 38 percent tip to get a table. Printing money off booze. One day at encore beach with the boys is 2800 and that's being cheap compared to ballers

[@MihadAlzayat]

Kyle truth!

[@ryanweston9677]

Kyle I’m embarrassed for you that you know this.

[@bernieudo4399]

Bottle service a distant memory. 🥃

[@RadPitt]

@@ryanweston9677 your friends must go to the local bar for thier stag. Not going to be the cheap guy or the wife didn't let me go and never live.

[@isaiahjackson3336]

"We've got bread and olive oil!" -Throws bread lol

[@partyfavors9238]

EXACTLY! JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE SHEEPS. SCARED AND CONFUSED LITTLE CHILDREN.

[@morcdes1]

A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.

[@deadraider420]

Look like he was profiting off the pandemic.

[@partyfavors9238]

DEAD RAIDER Agreed! Just like all the other rich people who profited off of this “Plandemic.”

[@d.lawrence5670]

Here's an idea: Turn off all those damn lights, save yourself some $$$ from electricity bills

[@ArdeeMontreal88]

. . . and help those people in need.

[@RickyBobbyYT]

They are off at most casinos.

[@philipjfry1383]

they make billions a year the electric bill for a few months is nothing.

[@Williamjclopez82]

Why are you so worried about saving money for the millionaires and not worried about the people who are actually struggling and facing this real life event with little or nothing at all.

[@lasvegasbartender6123]

No off switch, the power to the signs are connected to the main power. They were never intended to be shut off.

[@mprevis]

May as well shut all those lights off. If they can afford to keep them on then they're obviously not struggling

[@jornalistarenatarosa4205]

yep it's nonsense

[@CarlosFlores-ty1fr]

Solar panels

[@judysternwell5696]

MICHAEL: SO VERY RIGHT YOU ARE. ACTUALLY I DID AN EXPERIMENT. WHEN I AM NOT GONNA BE HOME, OR BEFORE I GO TO BED EACH NIGHT, I TURN OFF MY POWER STRIPS, AS WELL AS ANYTHING THAT HAS A SMALL GLOWING LIGHT. EXAMPLES: COFFEE MAKER, COMPUTER, STEREO, OR ANY SOUND SYSTEMS. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A 30.00 DIFFERENCE. I STARTED HAVING AN EXTRA 30.00 A MONTH. IF LAS VEGAS TURNS OFF THEIR NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTS, THINK OF HOW VERY MUCH, THEY COULD SAVE... 😏

[@Baka_Oppai]

As a vegas resident eh hem... The power is basically free for the strip, it's dam (& some solar) power.

[@thekidfromcleveland3944]

Some of those signs are connected right into the grid. So they never shut off.

[@nameredacted7955]

Dear Resort/Casino Owners.......you want to get people back to Las Vegas? Of course you do, and here's a way that you can really help, and I'll give it to you for free......Lose the resort fees, those fees are just straight up robbery, you book a room for , say, a $150 and then when you check in, guess what? Another $40 in extra fees, that's called nickel and diming the customer to death and turns off the people, and that's $40 bucks or more that won't be spent in your casino at the tables, and what do you get for resort fees? A pool towel, a sketchy workout room and Wi-Fi....whoop de do. Another thing to get rid off, and another rip-off is.....paying to park at a hotel where you are a registered and paying guest, can you add more of an insult? I think not. Also consider your pricing structure....$48 dollars plus tip for two drinks at the pool? Isn't that a bit much? And $175 dollars for dinner for two where the service and food was pedestrian at best. You've got some problems Las Vegas. I know what I speak of, I used to live there in the '70's when it was still a cool place to go and where food and drink was reasonable and also where the customer was KING and you received value for your money and you were considered worthy of being treated well. In any case, I have many choices where and how I spend my money and Las Vegas hasn't been on the list for years, so, Casino/Resort operators....print this out and study it every day until you understand it.

[@DesertStateNevada]

Name Redacted - Uhh can you please list how many casinos, hotels, resorts, or any kind of businesses you have ran so far? I wanna see their profit margin. Asking for a friend.

[@judysternwell5696]

NAME REDACTED: WELL SAID... 👏👏👏

[@thekidfromcleveland3944]

You living some stuff right now? You wanna talk about it?

[@FITMOTIVATORG]

This post is golden

[@dannyr313]

I guess they do that because there’s so many chances of winning money, but I don’t feel sorry for them one bit, and it’s not a place I’m interested in ever visiting again, it’s really not a good spot for vacationing

[@dorothymelia2569]

On the bright side lots of gambling addicts given a chance to recover

[@elviscobb5922]

I hope so,but they are probably gambling on line instead of in the casinos.

[@bbhalocapricorn2321]

Elvis Cobb then why put negative well maybe. No it’ll help some and that’s all that matter. Be positive

[@elviscobb5922]

@@bbhalocapricorn2321 You made your point.I hope what you said is true.

[@spondoolie6450]

Got news for you... ppl are still gambling. It's not only done in Las Vegas in a casino....

[@budzieC]

@@spondoolie6450 exactly our gas stations have slot machines lol

[@doubtfuldreamer]

They're not losing money they're just losing their expected profits.

[@andrepoiy1199]

And when that profit goes negative, that means they are losing money.

[@jasonponcedeleon1899]

You dumb af they lose a collected (estimate Bc I forgot the actual number) 4 million a day because they aren’t making profit

[@90AlmostFamous]

Wait till they start asking for bailout

[@kharnakcrux2650]

Best way to put it. that's a reality check

[@cudreeti]

Hmmmm. If you have a bill of xxxx amount but no income....how is that just losing profit. If you own a house and a car but lose your job...your profit that goes into your 401k or whatever savings you choose is gone...plus you have payments on that house and car.

[@MartinMcMartin]

So when the house FINALLY loses, we are supposed to cry?

[@tinaheald]

Martin McMartin The House?

[@jamesdeen4751]

Tina Heald “The house” is a gambling term meaning the casino. “The house” always wins.

[@Baka_Oppai]

the casinos run the economy here. But it's more about the people who work there we cry for.

[@Kimmie3544]

BakaOppai - They should demand for state & Federal unemployment. Each person can get up to $2,400 from Federal + plus the amount ($?) from state unemployment and $1,200 stimulus; they will live fine. Businesses owners acting as if they are so caring for the workers livelihood , but they’re actually worry more abut their profits !!

[@americanedokko2782]

Martin McMartin - 😂👍

[@nbagrandpa2656]

I can only sympathize with the employees that lost their jobs. Those casinos can take a break from ripping ppl off and destroying families for a while. They'll be ok.

[@EfLuis]

NBAGrandpa no one forces people to go gamble.

[@bobbymanganaro]

No personal responsibility? Casinos destroy lives now? The people who have an addicition arent the problem? You are naive af

[@burtmacklin5975]

Companies that sell addiction get little sympathy from me too. Can yall say the same about tobacco, meth, or opiates? Addiction is an addiction. Also, empathy for human beings isn't a negative thing

[@rontreen3278]

Yeah you're right... Gambling is an addiction... People take their social security and pension and their kids college money and blow it all on the slots card games and other games a chance

[@C.G91]

No accountability just blame others

[@jennifermoore3882]

I'm seeing a lot of negative comments regarding the hotels and casinos. If you are not happy with Vegas then stay away. I've been here for over 40 years and I've seen this town survive the housing crisis, hotel fires and PEPCON explosion. Not to mention a mass shooting. We are strong and we will get through this as well. But for all those that are complaining, no one is forcing you to come here. Not everyone that lives here works in the hotels or hospitality industries. I don't and I know a lot of people that work in essential jobs that keep this city running. Too bad all you see is the strip and Fremont street. So much more out there, like the almost 3 million people that live here.

[@suspicioususer]

@J Ibrahim are you really comparing Vegas to North Korea

[@ghostup101]

No one cares. I’m just laughing as the world burns. 😂😂😂😂

[@deadrivers2267]

ThePsychopath MGTOW Lmao I bet you unironically agree with the Joker's ideology.

[@jmusquiz75]

Your Name Here According to this post 1-3 work in the Casino industry, that’s a big hit. It would be sad to see Las Vegas turn into another Detroit, if you catch my drift.

[@axl2531]

Sure looks like she’s charging 3 oranges for $100

[@hujajiblamble3337]

It's Las Vegas....you didn't notice the gold encrusted stem? 😂💀

[@necessaryJustice_4all]

😂 the free salads are solid misdirection.

[@Larpushka]

Was looking for this comment! Haha

[@Zeppelin9113]

It be like that now a days

[@Wilddaylilies]

These places profit many billions every year. Surely they have enough money saved to keep them afloat for a few months. If not, they should go back to business math.

[@thedeal4real410]

I say the same thing about ppl who don’t know how to manage the money

[@Jimraynor45]

Few are worried about casinos themselves, but what about the employees? Plus, your forgetting that many of the billions profited is invested back into the casinos and employees.

[@alancastaneda8322]

Yes, most casinos have reserves. Not only reserves, but some establishments, such as The Venetian Hotel and Casino, a non-union establishment, have been paying their personnel their normal rates of paychecks for the past two months straight. The casinos with union personnel have not been paid and have complained. Another instance of unions having no power.

[@Basedbrawler]

@@alancastaneda8322 Those are the casinos. I work at conventions in Vegas and I almost have enough money to buy my next car off of unemployment alone

[@jordanstark2454]

i feel bad for the hourly people and small business owners; for the corporate billionaire thieves heres the worlds smallest violin...

[@Nobnoxious]

Jordan Stark why are billionaires always viewed as evil? I’d like to be a billionaire, wouldn’t you? Does that mean we can’t be cause we’re not evil? Or we’d turn evil if we got there?

[@jordanstark2454]

@@Nobnoxious im not sayin all billionaires are evil , just the majority 😬👍

[@Jimraynor45]

They just give people what they want.

[@bloodycinephile]

@@Nobnoxious I would not want to be a billionaire. I would like to be financially stable but being very rich brings on its own type of problems.

[@armageddonisuponus7378]

F**k minimum wage workers, f**k small business owners, they are getting what they deserve. 🙂

[@jaridkeen123]

They still touch the poker chips, cards, and machines.

[@sturpdog]

I'm no Negative Nancy but I expect that poker chips will be a thing of the past just like how you can't put coins in slot machines anymore

[@nikkei325i]

Use gloves

[@jakedaly7906]

I think this means a large future in virtual gambling vs casinos.

[@VegasAudiophile]

Yeah, let's just never touch anything again in public, ever. Jesus Christ, dude.

[@sh0cktim3]

@@sturpdog as a long time poker player, poker without chips is horrible. Kills the game in so many ways.

[@captainamerica9028]

It's nice to see the Casinos lose for a change.

[@peterlagroove6555]

yesss. super. is't about time

[@bowens9211]

They didn't lose lol. They also ain't winning if nobody's there lol

[@splinteredworld]

I'm sure the Casinos can afford it. The employees unfortunately are taking the big hit. A lot of them rely on tips to survive.

[@jsEMCsquared]

you mean "tits" right?

[@lexrex5773]

Why are the lights even on? Save the electricity. Perhaps the bill will be reduced for the residents if that happens.

[@sssnipermonkey5566]

Common sense is low in some people nowadays.

[@lexrex5773]

@@buffalogal37 That could be an explanation. But night vision has come a long way. Also most everything of value is inside. If the windows and doors are boarded up, leave some low intensity lights on inside the casino. IMO everything outside can be turned off.

[@lexrex5773]

@@buffalogal37 Now that's a real possibility.

[@TackyFlamingo]

What’s the fun with no Vegas lights?

[@sssnipermonkey5566]

@@buffalogal37 good point buyt still a maybe.

[@luisrodriguez197099]

How are casinos losing money, they aren't making money feel bad all the people that work in casinos ...

[@harrisonfuller5015]

Luis Rodriguez their stocks will go down, and therefore the companies are worth less so they are losing money

[@musicoldies83]

Luis Rodriguez They're not making normal future profits derived from the gambling revenues that they ordinarily would be getting from tourists had this pandemic not occurred, hence they are "losing money" - as differentiated from losing money that they already earned and have on their books.

[@Jasmin-ux5ho]

Exactly thank you for that, there is a difference between not making money and loosing money..the only way they're loosing money is with all the neon lights ..nobody said keep them on

[@ganje3869]

they make billions a year. they can afford it.. WE CUT FOOD STAMPS TO GIVE THEM TAX CUTS REMEMBER?

[@jneezypv]

They already spent a budget on a projected return. They may have spent money on food, alcohol, amenities. They are still paying utilities and leasing space. They are losing money everyday they are not in a position to break even.

[@joearmendariz3119]

Casino's are still making money on the internet...

[@lasvegasbartender6123]

somewhat, but only a fraction of what used to be made. In the meantime 100k employees are at home, just waiting.

[@icebergrose8955]

Ofcourse they are. Some people will gamble while the world's on fire. Example. The stock exchange. Its Joe Public that's going to lose.

[@fast03vette4me]

Bring back the 50 cent shrimp cocktails at least.

[@bernieudo4399]

Yes! Bring back the old Binion's. 1994: $4.99 8 oz+ Prime Rib dinner. (w/baked potato, salad, buttered roll & coffee)Do that & the people will return. 😇🥃

[@someguy2135]

When I move here to Las Vegas in 1975 there was a casino called Mr. Sy's that offered free breakfast to anyone who walked in on the possibility that they would gamble on the way out.

[@dougricketts6187]

At least !!! A would brave any storm for 50 cent shrimp cocktail

[@halcyon9509]

Amen!

[@damnmyeyes7950]

Bernie Udo hate to say this but Ive had the $4.99 prime rib back in the day and it was awesome! You are 100% correct!

[@Backtothehat]

“I don’t wanna even touch your credit card.” The whole world has been destroyed. We’re all in the process of being reborn into a new world.

[@MrJuvefrank]

Sorry, I didn't know! I thought it was a more boring world.

[@oliviaortiz5157]

YEAP this is were elites say all monetary income will be in a chip!! You don't take it you have no $$$$$, but if you take it your signing your eternal existence in to Hell vs struggling for a short time but eternity with Jesus in peace and full of love existence 🙏😇

[@bobbylee2853]

Olivia Ortiz Where’s the beast?

[@bjordan515]

Too scared to touch credit cards talk about a properly brainwashed citizen.

[@johnny44937]

That guy a dumbass just losing more buisness Just sanitize hands after touch everytime overexagarrated at this point

[@attaist]

I am an introvert, so this is paradise. 🤔💭😁

[@vicoregano]

Same here! I still feel bad for anyone that lost their job but as a full blown introvert, the quietness has been nice.

[@panchodelocho9503]

I swear you sound so ignorant

[@manyamental4200]

I'm loving it

[@sh0cktim3]

Im a introvert too, but not a frickin hermit. I still like to go to the gym, fish, hike, play poker, etc.

[@masel4036]

Being a introvert and no one wanting you around is the samething

[@sanapadsense1999]

Maybe it's an "image" and communication problem, if they turn off the lights, Las Vegas will look like a sad and scary place, they don't want to show this image to the public.

[@Yellow-Rose]

The city is filled with other lights. This is just the strip. They should turn their lights off. Those lights disgust me. Is like a red light district.

[@budzieC]

las Vegas is more than the strip lol

[@johnhoneck2973]

@@budzieC Not really. I should know, I lived there for 20 years.

"It feels like a crazy science fiction movie", She's right, it feels that way for all of us no matter where we live. My concerns are for the average person who lives paycheck to paycheck and the smaller business owners. I have been in both places. This is the weirdest thing. Some of these people are very creative and generous, God bless them!

[@barbarahenninger6642]

I really admire those business owners who figured out how to make the best of the situation and kept going.

[@Spice99857]

I want to die

[@magnumpi8097]

Weeds will be growing out on the streets soon & "I am Legend 2" will begin filming.

[@VegasX900]

😆

[@AngelRodriguez-zm9rz]

This is just like the “heartless” ghost town .

[@dennisr1683]

What a waste of energy. Turn the lights off for now.

[@angelawerner9551]

exactly what I was going to say!! Isn't it waste of $ too for the casinos?

[@Holywalk1]

its dominantly dam/solar powered

[@angelawerner9551]

@@l.m3081 Ya it's hard being me I'll tell ya!!!!! Thanks so much for the info so good to know I'm much more relieved now! Good for them!

[@angelawerner9551]

@@Holywalk1 Thanks for the info!

[@harbinTESOL]

As one who works in one of those resorts, not only is it creepy to see the strip like this, but one must also wonder how many employees will actually have jobs to return to when the resorts reopen. If the customer demand isn't there, the resort most certainly won't recall everyone.

[@scottl4124]

Well said

[@Ellecram]

​@@scottl4124 I don't see a lot of people venturing out to places like Vegas or Disney even if they were to open. Too much medical and financial uncertainty. It is not exactly a "vacation" atmosphere anywhere you go. I'm a frequent traveler mostly for family and leisure reasons (occasional business) but I am not even thinking about leaving my local area until the medical situation is clarified to some degree. I see a lot of statistics but not a lot of understanding. I’m not frightened - just a realist. Everyone is different and calculates their individual risk taking behavior with different variables. However, this disease is not just about my own risk but about community risk and my part in it. I need to think about how my choices impact everyone else around me. In general, I don't think Americans have a lot of experience with this kind of situational medical reasoning and fail to realize the larger community aspects (just an opinion - nothing factual here). I would need to see robust testing available for all kind of situations, some measure of prophylactic intervention (a vaccine or possibly some other kind of prevention) or if all else fails and I contract the disease, access to swift and effective treatment.

[@Draguila007]

Pero ya viste como esta ahora como antes, hasta da gusto andar por allí, las vegas esta mas viva que nunca, hay muchas actividades actualmente, después de estar 17 meses solitaria.

[@MB-kk2jx]

The lady organising food deliveries to the elderly and vulnerable is a beautiful caring soul.

[@vegaspolitics1595]

A lot of Las Vegans are stepping up right now.

[@golddredgewater]

Good. The casinos aren’t taking people’s money. People who are addicted to slot machines can lose that addiction now and never go back.

[@thorntoadt.horntoadlll4726]

Yesss, GOOD! 'gambling' is yet ANOTHER waste of life! As a Japanese interpreter some time there, saw MORE than enough examples; bits of which make it into my book. HOW glad and grateful i was to end up working years at GRAND CANYON instead. Vegas: The only city (outside of Russia!) Even MORE rude than that Los Angeles!

[@nihilisticbarbie]

They're probably gambling online now smh

[@golddredgewater]

ianthia I actually deleted all gambling apps. I don’t even buy scratchers anymore

[@nihilisticbarbie]

@@golddredgewater nice! I'm happy for you. Those scratch cards and lotto tickets are just an easy way for grocery stores and gas stations to get even more of your money. I commend you!

[@MrSilentrage123]

People don’t have a addictions, addictions have People. The addiction is just a medium of a certain behavior that needs to be removed through better habits.

[@daaavid80]

Lose 39 billion!? You mean not being able to steal this amount from people....Casinos provide zero benefit to society...

[@jaimecruz5367]

Your Name Here you can always o to the beach and get all that

[@AB-KB8]

$39 Billion yet don't hire full time dealers let alone pay the $8 hr

[@ryancappo]

They did make a lot of money off of their shows, hotel resorts, night clubs, and pools in the past few years. Even the high end restaurants and shopping were increasing.

[@paddybrennan3644]

Hey, no lines at the buffets

[@thekidfromcleveland3944]

Now this is a man who has the glass is half full attitude. Good for you man👍

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

I bet those become a thing of the past. Might just end up cafeteria style.

[@scottl4124]

@@KimberlyLetsGo there will always be a buffet. Caesars is doing a remodel of theirs right now.

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

@@scottl4124 What's it going to be like?

[@scottl4124]

@TheHumanSpeciesIsAPlague NotMeantToBeInExistence You should see my garden.. lol Interesting name you have.

[@OkiP0wer]

Are people finally fed up with the resort fees?

[@jponz85]

What is that fee all about? I'm curious

[@eduardogomez8627]

Lenny Miyasato yeah what’s it about?

[@minimalist_monk]

Jonathan Pontel google is your friend

[@minimalist_monk]

Eduardo Gomez Macias trust in google

[@KR-nv3ru]

I'm sure they've got enough money saved to live on. 🙄🙄

[@PetePuebla]

The owners, yes. The workers, no.

[@jenniferkonstant5920]

Such a waste of electricity keeping all those lights on.

[@CandieP]

Solar panels mostly

[@user-te1zm6dz8q]

@Jennifer Konstant, when you live here, you are used to the lights being on 24/7. Because you don’t reside here, you don’t know how weird it would be for the lights to be off. The city would be so dark. Keeping the lights on gives a sense of security to locals that is much needed now

[@hiphopanonymoushiphopa5553]

They need to power wash the entire strip including the old strip Fremont . I call it freakmont.

[@baks2797]

All the Casinos will be bailed out one way or another.

[@ray.gene.bowner]

‘What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.’ Meaning, the coronavirus ain’t going nowhere

[@rontreen3278]

Yeah this virus ain't going nowhere even six months to a year from now... They don't have a 100% vaccine for the flu or the common cold let alone the Coronavirus

[@TonyTone1]

Minoru Mineta - Lets be optimistic, I get what you’re saying. Otherwise we won’t get out this catastrophic situation. They also said casinos in the middle of desert 🌵 wouldn’t be successful.

[@ricardoescobar655]

Hahahahahahhahhahaha

[@justsaying3729]

The Mayor says, "open it Up".... I say: You go first. (LOL). Even when they do people are not going to flock there right away and as someone in the comments section mentioned....who will have the money to come except other rich and a few that did not lose their jobs/incomes.

[@theone4412]

Good people should be saving their money not throwing it away

[@LazyIRanch]

The most horrible tragedy of my life occurred in Vegas! I got married there. I should have known it was going to be a disaster when he wouldn't spring a few extra bucks to get married by an Elvis impersonator. At least the "photographer" was a dead-ringer for Sammy Davis Jr.

[@johnretama3402]

You and I both... worst mistakes weren’t doubling up on black and getting a red.. it was getting married lol

[@scottl4124]

I basically was begging for my oldest daughter to get married in Vegas. Soon to be son in law said not happening. I ended up in Maui. No gambling!! lol 2 months ago. Wish they would have locked us down then. Had a great time..

[@CandieP]

Galenda Wagen Yep. Just one step from MGWOM (Men Going With Other Men) 🤣 enjoy fruitcake

[@nihilisticbarbie]

Hey this sounds like my mom!

[@moresalad221]

How about "People save money"?? Or even better "STDS all time low"?

[@crb4095]

Gross immoral people. I hated Las Vegas

[@moresalad221]

@@crb4095 Me neither. It's a shame that these places like this exist. Shameless companies raking in money from vulnerable citizens and exploiting addictions.

[@jajupa78]

Yep $1,200ea should fix everything.

[@pandaroc1]

Never thought I would see the day

[@gunguy8348]

Those sneeze guards should have been up years ago. Love the idea at the table games.

[@Nihyre]

0:02 EVERYBODY OUT OF THE WAY!!!

[@maxcar1776]

I went this weekend and had a great time. People eating, riding bikes, riding scooters.

[@therealwilfreddierkes9980]

That narrows it down. 🤦‍♀️. Where did you go actually? Cause I was there two weeks ago, and casinos were boarded up and the only people on bikes, were Metro. 🙄

[@glutinousmaximus]

... Gambling is pretty irrelevant right now - Not Gambling with your life is more important. Stay safe right now!

[@hectorabcdefg9076]

We are in a recession and it’s not the time to make a donation to the casinos. They already made billions off tourists and resort fees. Make money to feed your family and pay bills. The future doesn’t look very bright ahead.

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

Kudos too the guy for ADAPTING too the situation. Absolutely amazing. That's what's needed now.

[@arielb5317]

Kudos to Rebar’s owner for being resourceful and making the best of the situation.

[@eugeneproff5404]

It was not the casino's lucky day.

[@gixellia8455]

Love empty Las Vegas! Finally, the town can breathe and show its peaceful face.

[@kkfoto]

peaceful as in dead

[@vegaspolitics1595]

What is up with this comment. If Vegas stays empty for long, it will never come back.

[@eyebeebak]

They charged me $20 a day for parking. I think the casinos will be fine for the next few months.

[@Spice99857]

Pretty sure they will be fine too, when they have luxury resorts and have a good time while we have to suffer when were robbing business -es and sooner or later we rob dem

[@Kaboomboo]

Does "rent" not mean a thing to you? That parking garage costs the property owners money you know. Ignorant comment.

[@minimalist_monk]

KaBoom Casinos should have been saving money for a rainy day. No way they should be broke now

[@johnhornbarger6192]

It’s sad to see one of my favorite places so quite :/ I’m just ready for everything to go back to normal

[@juliettesymonette56]

To close for comfort... Social distancing is the was to stay safe.

[@NonPremiumID]

Way

[@richarddarlington1139]

How about testing, treatment, and a vaccine?

[@juliettesymonette56]

@ Don Urmask Thanks!

[@cbrown2025]

Richard Darlington Vaccine won’t come till the winter and the testing and treatment isn’t available on a large enough scale. The lockdown orders have saved thousands of people

[@richarddarlington1139]

@@cbrown2025 Yeah, I know. Thanks to Trump, things are taking way to long.

[@rueman84]

I feel bad for the hospitality industry, however, I could careless about those casinos.

[@charlolbj23]

This comment makes no sense. Vegas casinos are the largest hotels in the world, they are part of the hospitality industry. And they employ thousands of people, so you dont feel bad for any of them?

[@timothydillow3160]

You created a model that's inhumane unnecessary and the one Satan Loves, a model of fear and separation from love.

[@timothydillow3160]

I suppose you love the fireman too and the wonderful police, those poor overworked underpaid teachers. And the evening news. Turn off the TV put it in the trash, so no one else can be harmed by it, then you might begin to gain some wisdom.

[@bloodycinephile]

Casinos are predators but most businesses are.

[@vegaspolitics1595]

This makes no sense. The casinos are the hospitality industry. If there were no casinos this city wouldn’t be what it is.

[@TheBasher-_-]

Honestly looking at what happened in Georgia. I think when they open back up, there will be millions of people flooding there. They will make way more than they did the week after they open than the week before they closed. Trust

[@FBab-jb4lp]

There are amazing people everywhere that ready to help others Well done 👏

[@leehucktee7888]

Casino business is not real business, let it perish because they have perished many thousands of families.

[@tinahall2512]

Lee Huck Tee get a life

[@boydotero4239]

Tina Hall...You might need to get a life if you work on "The Strip"!

[@codabonkavich6749]

But it also funds the whole town! My family survives off of casinos as pretty much a big population of Vegas does

[@leehucktee7888]

Please leave Las Vegas as soon as possible and get a new job or business not related to gambling or casino business.

[@terrenceg483]

And nobody will win when they open back

[@jadynduropan]

It's so quiet that us locals are returning to the strip 😂

[@kimfoltz5353]

Vegas will only cater to the real rich now, they will raise prices through the roof to recoup the losses, and Vegas is expensive already. Ugh, this really sucks because I love Vegas and now it will never be the same nor will it cater to us reg. Gamblers. ☹️☹️☹️

[@HelpMeFindTheseSongs]

The news narrator sounds exactly like Charlie Sheen.

[@barbaracatamaran5710]

The guy is complaining about people walking up to his store yet he touches the merchandise

[@2Tails98]

He's also contributing to a cashless society. What happens when the elecrical grid goes down? No transaction and no cash reserves. 😶

[@2Tails98]

Forgot to mention ... I give him a C for adapting to this calamity.

[@scottl4124]

He was wearing gloves.. but at the same time he doesn't want it coming into the store.

[@MrJuvefrank]

I'm glad you said that. People are starting to bore me with all these stories about the end of the world. I don't believe them.

[@drdrew3]

2Tails98 Do you really think that 20 years from now we will still be handling paper money. It’s been around since the Stone Ages but it’s time has clearly passed. Now that it is widely recognized as a vector is disease it will be gone even sooner. But there will always be a guy willing to barter for a loaf of bread or bottle of olive oil. There’s always that one guy who shuns technology for the security of nostalgia

[@rickydevon9399]

Just booked flights from London > Vegas for December. Fingers crossed it's safe to come then! Loved it last year.

[@XerxezsX]

A sneeze screen ain't going to protect you when everyone is touching the playing cards with their hands.

[@sabatino1977]

MCES LEX - yes it will. The screen is to prevent droplets from reaching you. If you’re touching cards that other ppl have touched you won’t immediately get sick provided you can avoid touching your face before you can wash your hands.

[@XerxezsX]

@@sabatino1977 you're right about that, but there's going to be "drunks" who won't be able to follow directions 😳

[@Spice99857]

You talking about dose stupid freaking masks? I can barely breath with one on, dont buy the masks they just sell them to make Money they don't care about our safety. I won't wear a friggin dumb mask. This damn country is full of weaklings.

[@msdodobrain6380]

Yes just wash your hands. Don't touch your face you'll be fine. More then likely they will only need to scan ppl temp....& @ spice it helps to a certain degree but covid aHaHa.. but yes unfortunately forcing masks is a false sense of security. Healthy ppl don't need to wear them. They said to wear them only if your sick. Now there saying every1 is req'd /Ridiculous Yes. Medical martial law has already been implemented indefinitely until they say its over. Florida is already the 1st state to have a mandatory vaccine for covid which they will be the trail run & also all military personnel will also be receiving this bs vaccine. Forced vaccinations are first to come. Once they receive results they will continue there unconstitutional plans.

[@sabatino1977]

@@Spice99857 - wow. your stupidity is overwhelming.

[@Skeptical2424]

Time to bankrupt the gambling tycoons Blood suckers!

[@richarddarlington1139]

Tens of millions of people come here from all over the world every year. Nobody is sucking anything.

[@Skeptical2424]

Richard Darlington the casino owners are!

[@rodsteel6595]

What about the people it employs? What about the revenue it produces for the schools, and street repair? What about the housing market that benefits from people that rent in the community? See what you're doing is making would be heroic statements, but to the perceptive minded man, you sound like a complete and absolute moron. Go sit your stupid as down somewhere boy....

[@richarddarlington1139]

@@Skeptical2424 Nope! No one is forcing anyone to come here. And they have a "fabulous" time.

[@richarddarlington1139]

@joe mathis It's what's in our wallets that pays the bills. "What's in your wallet?"

[@gixellia8455]

Why are the neon lights still going?

[@Uknown76]

They like wasting energy and resources

[@kamalaharry9514]

They are field by the blood of the Innocents. Innocents just won't stop dying

[@CarlosFlores-ty1fr]

Solar panels

[@garoshamirian]

They are hoping for the hay days to come back,if this virus doesn't go away people might As well gamble on line from the comfort of their favourite chair in their pjs,las Vegas had become a slaughter house and I am not even talking about gambling part.

[@jasonflora5367]

This is truly depressing. I feel so bad for all the men and women who lost their jobs. This impacts sooooo many companies closing the casinos .

[@rickdee9130]

Well they don't want people to catch the corona

[@tchaffman]

By the time that the tourists come back, the bartenders and blackjack dealers will be replaced with automated robots.

[@grottorabbit]

Have they taken reflections in the plexiglas into account at the card tables?!?🤔♠️♥️♣️♦️

[@kdogsongs9570]

Exactly what I thought...aint gonna work!

[@garrethunt8796]

SHUT UP DONT TELL THEM THAT! 😠😒 delete your comment

[@lawnman3638]

A nonreflective film can easily be applied to prevent cheating.

[@blastomaticdisel6189]

Depends on what card games you are playing. In Blackjack, the players cards are already turned facing up and in poker cards are usually facing down. The plexiglass wouldn't change anything.

[@BlackDragonJazz]

I believe the lesson here is for us to get back to using our imagination. We have stopped being creators and innovators. All those businesses that changed their business models and adapted are doing good, considering the circumstances.

[@dukdukgoose300]

Your the ONLY one that making any sense...We need to talk.

[@Nobnoxious]

STAY HOME!!! Unless you need to go to; Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walgreens, any supermarket, any gas station, any liquor store, any weed dispensary, any butchers, any hospital, or any dollar store. BUT DON’T YOU DARE GO TO A SMALL MOM AND POP STORE, PLAYGROUND, A SCHOOL, OR GET A HAIRCUT 😡

[@hockeyheather3321]

Agreed! Early days, they relied on gambling, shows, etc. Early 2000's nightclubs and pools, gambling. Now it seems like all celebrity restaurants and expensive nightclubs. Gone are the days where you chose a hotel for their amenities/pool, etc. Now people can go to any pool they want for a cover charge. Casinos are not making money off gambling anymore, moreso off rent from the restaurants owned by celebs, nightclubs by entertainment companies, etc. The resorts own basically the property and gaming license in hopes these other things will bring people in to gamble, but sadly it hasn't worked that way in years and you're right, they need a better plan.

[@Texas_Cruiser]

@@hockeyheather3321 well they started making it ridiculously expensive with these bullshit resort fee aka surcharges and took away the single deck blackjack, made the odds even worse, and it's hard finding a $10 table on the strip sometimes at night. I miss the $5 tables.

[@zorashoes6482]

the house always wins. coronavirus: hold my beer.

[@DJJMEDINA]

watching this now in 2023 is crazy!!

[@frkk8925]

We are all in "this" together as the constant commercials say.

[@Nobnoxious]

Depressing

[@MHiggins]

When you have one city and industry that is wholly dependent upon individuals discretionary income and desire for fun, in a terrible recession which we are experiencing, this city will take years to recover. A year and a half? More like 5 to 10 years. The job losses that the rest of the country suffered will take that long to recover.

[@goyod6]

Vegas has been played out for years. Those resort fees always go up. Then they started charging $13 a day for parking. Smh. Palm Springs is cheaper and closer

[@bobbymanganaro]

Palm springs? Lmfao Your comparing palm springs to Vegas?

[@Texas_Cruiser]

@@bobbymanganaro lol

[@Jooders]

COVID-19 showed the WORLD, even with these technological advancements in medical equipment, we are NOT prepared.

[@Mister_Soyuz_on_YT]

Nope. China decided it was time to make a huge mess and make everyone miserable worldwide. China won't ever be seen or treated the same. Their population shall die first and I will live on to see that happen, then watch Trump fall as preaidency for doing nothing to sustain order. Everyone is aware even your kind. Don't bring your silly comment.

[@4555joe]

Same happen in Orlando!,,,,

[@DrEvilTag]

I went Vegas from May 8-10 at an Airbnb (we booked the Airbnb back in January) and we didn’t cancel we just decided to enjoy the house and party at the house (we were a group of 5) , and Vegas had a good amount of traffic and activity in the neighborhoods but the strip was completely dead, outside the strip, Vegas is a normal looking metropolitan area only exception with gambling machines in gas stations, but yeah we were careful and didn’t go out the house too much

[@mortalkombat1712]

You know when something is wrong in Vegas when the ziplines are not running

[@TBONE82]

Don’t feel bad for the “CITY OF SIN”......😈

[@tinahall2512]

MR. 9 keep your opinions to yourself. Vegas is a wonderful city and near and dear to my heart. I got married to my best friend their in 2015. I’m praying for ALL of Vegas.

[@vegaspolitics1595]

As a Las Vegas native you are truly disgusting. Millions call this place home and hundreds of thousands are employed by the casinos. This city suffered like no other during 2008, but this has been way worse.

[@vegaspolitics1595]

Tina Hall Thank you!! As a Vegas Native this means a lot to me!!

[@SM-ip2ly]

The rest of Las Vegas needs help. Always had low jobs and too much crime all around where the action is. We walked from one end to the other, I found myself passing out my money to the homeless rather than buying souvenirs. But one did make me a pretty flower out of palm tree leaves.

[@patriciaikeda2608]

That's really nice of you but you bought them drugs and alcohol. There are many "professional" panhandlers that work the strip.

[@mylissagibson9397]

I live in Vegas and i can tell you they can't turn off the light's for security reasons. It would be be pitch dark.

[@gambler447]

they do not need all of that NEON.just use street lights like every other city in the world.

[@lasvegasbartender6123]

They are also (many of them) connected to the main power. Since they were never intended to be turned off.

[@hockeyheather3321]

@@gambler447 ...yes because NYC does not use ridiculous amounts of neon? Honestly, I really don't think Neon is even used anymore. More like painted tubes for LED lights. We're one of the most energy and resource conscious states in the US. Water is recycled for the fountains and attractions. Look it up.

[@Texas_Cruiser]

@@hockeyheather3321 but so much evaporates does it not? I'd still push that button at the Bellagio though!

[@hockeyheather3321]

@@Texas_Cruiser They recycle it from a well, so it doesn't need to be refilled too often. Definitely not "safe" water to swim in. All of our landscaping water is also the same type of water, recycled throughout the entire valley.

[@RickyBobbyYT]

I’ve lived here in Vegas for the past year. Many of the lights are off on the strip. Where they kept most of the lights on was Fremont Street. That’s the downtown area with the older casinos.

[@charleskim1540]

Las Vegas has become an ghost town.

[@MainMite06]

Charles Kim FALLOUT VEGAS WILL BE REAL!

[@MrJuvefrank]

Yes, it has. If your last name is Kim, then that proves you're related to Kim Jong Un.

[@charleskim1540]

No, i am not and i m from south korea.

[@cesarsalazar5049]

MrJuvefrank what😂

[@MrJuvefrank]

If there's a such person as God, then that explains why two people who have never met have the same last name. It's because their ancestors were born into the same family many generations ago.

[@christopherpeterson7695]

I "bet" there's alot of healed wrists at the Mustang Ranch! Oh, too soon?

[@d.clockman5058]

We are from Germany and wanted to visit Vegas back in may but we couldn’t even travel to the us...we hope that we can come next year!

[@anthonykasper4924]

Entrepreneurs doing what they do. Innovating, adapting, pushing onward. Love that.