Some business owners are reopening without permission, prepared for legal action if necessary. However, protesters are pushing back across the nation, and at least 30 states have opened businesses adhering to health guidelines and capacity restrictions. Online sports gaming faces no such handicap. Sisolak gave no definitive date for resuming those businesses, nor did he provide details on subsequent phases.Īccording to national polls, roughly two-thirds of Americans believe it’s too early to reopen businesses at the risk of bringing on a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths. Phase one allows the reopening of some businesses on May 15, but does not include casinos, bars or nightclubs. On April 30, he laid out a “Roadmap to Recovery” that extended the shutdown through May. Steve Sisolak’s order to shut down all gaming activity on March 17. Las Vegas casinos are closed, secured by barricades and heavily guarded by police, the vibrant buzz of the world-famous Strip quashed by Gov. Normally bustling with traffic, the Las Vegas Strip remains closed with a heavy police presence on a Friday night.
