Las Vegas Mayor Wants to Re-open Casinos. Thoughts?

[DoublerHunter]

A very bad decision if true casinos reopened in Las Vegas. And if I become a Las Vegas citizen, I don't want to take the risk by playing
at the casino. The condition in America today is still bad, because the spread of the corona virus in America is still the worst. So it's best
not to open up the crowd place like the casino in Las Vegas, until the corona virus is completely stopped.

^ Definitely right, reopening of casinos in Las Vegas may worsen the situation for we all know that if we enter the physical casino we can't guarantee the social distancing anymore that may cause more serious problems for the government. We cannot blame Las Vegas' mayor for her intention is somehow beneficial to those whom the only source of living is their employment in these casinos. Probably some precautionary measures that will be implemented but as of now, we know that it will not guarantee our safety and health. Nevertheless, Mayor Goodman may also think of reopening the casinos for this is the main source of funds in her city but let us always bear in our mind playing gambling in a physical casino may risk us to a virus so, it is always our discretion if we will go and play in physical casinos or we just stay at home be safer.

[DabsPoorVersion]

Re-opening casinos this early might worsen our current situation,

If this happens, the virus will spread so fast because gamblers can't avoid touching every machine inside a gambling house, they can't observe social distancing, and even worse, a gambling house is a close hall and everyone who entered there is possible to carry the virus to their houses.

[bitcoin-shark]

unfortunately with all the displeasure and solidarity towards the employees of these casinos who are at home at the moment I believe that for now it is impossible to reopen safely, the virus is still lurking, they must wait to be able to reopen in complete safety without any risk...

[Natalim]

unfortunately with all the displeasure and solidarity towards the employees of these casinos who are at home at the moment I believe that for now it is impossible to reopen safely, the virus is still lurking, they must wait to be able to reopen in complete safety without any risk...

These employees are like to be layoff for a year because according to some expert, it will take a year for the vaccine to be produce, that means no income for them until that time happen, so they need to find another alternative to make money at the moment which is very hard if they don't have a skill to work online, they just have to be realistic, not hoping for something to come when it's almost not possible, and for this mayor,she should not give hope to these people that he can re open a casino amidst this pandemic.

[harizen]

Here's the latest update about the story:
Mayor Goodman sounds off again about reopening Las Vegas businesses, resolving unemployment complications

At Wednesday’s City Council meeting, the mayor stressed her point about the high unemployment numbers in Nevada and called on the state’s employees to work on “resolving unemployment complications immediately.”

I think her plan of re-opening Vegas isn't just on her own. Surely her office received lots of calls from the community who are now unemployed to think of a way how they will survive the crisis and one of those is employment or any source of income. Continous relief isn't the answer as it can't sustain the family's needs for the long-term.

That kind of situation is a challenge for any head of the office. Any decision is critical. As much as the local government wants to contain all people to their homes, there are a number of families who can't afford to do that. For me, it's much better if their local government (Mayor's office) focus the relief and help to those heavily affected families on their community and those who are well-rich or still do have lots of basic stocks on their home are the second option. Although, I know they already did it but still not enough.

Even vaccines will be made, surely the supply will be limited and it's not an overnight process wherein it can be distributed right away to all people. I understand some people sentiments that they need to find a source of income but what we are aiming for here is a long-term solution and that is to minimize first the spread of the virus.

[chaser15]

If the national government itself approved the plan, then so be it.

It will never that is one thing sure here because if the government will allow Las Vegas then what will happen to other states that is also fighting against this Quarantine?

There will be lots of precautions and safety measures that will be imposed and implemented here.

why need to implement more when they can just stay in the recent rules so everything will go the safe ways?

But if that plan already approved by the office of the President? I think Mayors don't have the power to just decide on their own when the country is under a global pandemic problem.

even if they pass legislative order still not will be allowed by this threat to the lives of many.

Next time, please quote my whole post rather than responding to each line since it will destroy the whole context of my post. You are replying to me for a thing that a government there can only answer and not me.

1. If the government approved the plan, each state can't do anything since that's an executive order. They will just have to take security measures on the border. If you read the news, President Trump itself is ok with the Mayor's plan.

2. Why need to implement that? Of course, because they are pushing the plan. They are already suiciding with their plan so that's a must.

3. Read number 1.

I'm also against the Mayor's decision so don't get me wrong. Ask the Mayor instead rather than me because I don't know what's the answer to your response to me.

[Saisher]

If the persistence of the mayor proved to be worthwhile and the city reopens, would you, as a gambler, be willing to get inside one of the many casinos and play there?

In the first place, it should not be an agenda overcrowding can result in a lot of infection, if they reopen it many gamblers will be tempted to try their luck and cast caution to the wind, but I will not be a part of those crowds I have see the dangers of COVID and the disadvantages outweighs the advantages if you get COVID, so it's not worth going out and gambling.

[bbc.reporter]

Singapore should be the best example of what the 2nd wave of the pandemic would look like. The country did a good job in containing the virus in the beginning, however, opened their country very early and they had no plan on how to fight it versus the 2nd wave.

I reckon the Las Vegas is being pressured by the powerful casino owners.

[Nalbo]

It would be really difficult to fully open up and things like real world casino are always filled with people when open and it can't be controlled like in a supermarket. Real world casinos would probably needs to be closed for rest of the year and if they want to profit, they should too turn into an live online casino business.

[figmentofmyass]

I reckon the Las Vegas is being pressured by the powerful casino owners.

the real driving force IMO is that the city of las vegas is dead broke, projecting a huge budget deficit due to the lack of incoming tax revenue.

Lacking the reserves to fill a projected $147 million budget shortfall over the next 16 months, Las Vegas city officials are looking to federal funding and employee concessions to deal with perhaps the worst financial crisis in its history, City Manager Scott Adams said Wednesday.

The coronavirus pandemic has beaten the city worse and more suddenly than the Great Recession a decade ago, when gradual economic setbacks left it with a $100 million deficit.

“We are in the midst of the most serious fiscal crisis I think the city of Las Vegas has ever faced,” Adams told the City Council.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/federal-money-concessions-sought-to-close-las-vegas-budget-gap-2022662/

[maydna]

It would be really difficult to fully open up and things like real world casino are always filled with people when open and it can't be controlled like in a supermarket. Real world casinos would probably needs to be closed for rest of the year and if they want to profit, they should too turn into an live online casino business.

The casino can open their business, but they need to check everything before they can invite people to come to their places. It is hard to do because we are still in this pandemic, and we don't know if after they finish checking their place, it could be safe for people or not because the virus is invisible. The casino needs to make contact with the health office authority in their city to help them to check and secure their place from the virus so it will not scare people who want to visit in that casino.

[kotajikikox]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0kjCboHVA

In this interview of Anderson Cooper to Las Vegas' mayor Carolyn Goodman, the head of the city insists that the Vegas should re-open the casinos and restaurants for the welfare of its people. Especially those depending on the said establishments in order to get some money to feed their family. While the reasoning for the city's reopening is with good intention, the reasoning isn't sound and clearly done due to the urge of emotion. Anderson even went so far to ask the mayor if she would be willing to stay every night on casinos wherein the workers and the gamblers would be staying just to prove that she is 'with them' in their plight against coronavirus.

If the persistence of the mayor proved to be worthwhile and the city reopens, would you, as a gambler, be willing to get inside one of the many casinos and play there?

even how hard She wanted yet She has no Power to make it happen so this is just a desperate message from a Mayor of one big city.

Singapore should be the best example of what the 2nd wave of the pandemic would look like. The country did a good job in containing the virus in the beginning, however, opened their country very early and they had no plan on how to fight it versus the 2nd wave.

though Singapore faces the 2nd wave grateful and now almost wiping the virus again.

I reckon the Las Vegas is being pressured by the powerful casino owners.

What can we expect here?the Mayor surely concern about the health of Her people but this Big gambling operators?who cares.

[bitcoin31]

What wver they reason is not good for the player to open their casino I think they need to priorities the health of the people not the money.

That is the problem of the people they are always think on how to earn money even in this pandemic money is useless once you die so that mayor better to review the consequences if they are going to reopen or wait more months so the people will be safe.

[Questat]

That is the problem of the people they are always think on how to earn money even in this pandemic money is useless once you die so that mayor better to review the consequences if they are going to reopen or wait more months so the people will be safe.

Everyone of us are looking for money as its very important to survive in this pandemic, but to risk the lives of the many, that is wrong.
United states is a big country, they print money to help people support in this crisis, so would they still work to risk lives, they just live a simpler life to survive.

This is the time to live to survive, not to grow the business, there's a lot of time to do that, after the PANDEMIC of course.

[MFahad]

Reopening casinos in Las Vegas. It will not be the same, there is talk to test the temperature to customers, if there are still travel restrictions. The visit to the casino would be less, social distances and all the elements that the gambling and entertainment rooms have. It is a difficult situation, it is an industry that invests and generates a lot of income. We are honestly caught at a crossroads with the Coronavirus where we have to decide between health or the economy.

I am not from the US but doesn't Las Vegas has permanent customers from the inside area?
For sure, travel restrictions are going to have serious impact to the income flow of the casinos but still I am not sure that this is the main stream.
Casinos are not going to open till the situation is stabilized.

Casino are entertainment places and if they does not open, it will not have any big impact on the people or the government. I think Las Vegas Mayor will be doing very wrong if he decides top open the casinos. Do they think that playing gambling is more important than the lives of the people ?

[Clark05]

I saw same topic about  the mayor or las vegas mayor have plan to re open casinos that place and I think it is crazy Idea and the president will not agree on what the mayor wants because we have lockdown so the virus will stop but if they re open casino for sure more cases will increase because many people will get the virus if the casino starts again to reopen.

[Maslate]

I saw same topic about  the mayor or las vegas mayor have plan to re open casinos that place and I think it is crazy Idea and the president will not agree on what the mayor wants because we have lockdown so the virus will stop but if they re open casino for sure more cases will increase because many people will get the virus if the casino starts again to reopen.

We also have to consider that the casino is in the USA where it has the biggest number of total infected on the virus.
The president will not allow, so it is not going to happen, the Mayor is just only thinking of it, but it is not gonna gain some approval from the higher authority.

[bbc.reporter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0kjCboHVA

In this interview of Anderson Cooper to Las Vegas' mayor Carolyn Goodman, the head of the city insists that the Vegas should re-open the casinos and restaurants for the welfare of its people. Especially those depending on the said establishments in order to get some money to feed their family. While the reasoning for the city's reopening is with good intention, the reasoning isn't sound and clearly done due to the urge of emotion. Anderson even went so far to ask the mayor if she would be willing to stay every night on casinos wherein the workers and the gamblers would be staying just to prove that she is 'with them' in their plight against coronavirus.

If the persistence of the mayor proved to be worthwhile and the city reopens, would you, as a gambler, be willing to get inside one of the many casinos and play there?

even how hard She wanted yet She has no Power to make it happen so this is just a desperate message from a Mayor of one big city.

Singapore should be the best example of what the 2nd wave of the pandemic would look like. The country did a good job in containing the virus in the beginning, however, opened their country very early and they had no plan on how to fight it versus the 2nd wave.

though Singapore faces the 2nd wave grateful and now almost wiping the virus again.

I reckon the Las Vegas is being pressured by the powerful casino owners.

What can we expect here?the Mayor surely concern about the health of Her people but this Big gambling operators?who cares.

The mayor does not have the concern for the people, I reckon. The skeptical me is thinking that she is pressured by the people who made her the mayor, the owners of the casinos.

She would have stepped down if she cared.

Also, Singapore cases are increasing. The country is not successful in controlling the 2nd wave.

[ene1980]

Singapore should be the best example of what the 2nd wave of the pandemic would look like. The country did a good job in containing the virus in the beginning, however, opened their country very early and they had no plan on how to fight it versus the 2nd wave.

I reckon the Las Vegas is being pressured by the powerful casino owners.

People are taking it lightly and they wanted to restart their business and keep it rolling and Singapore is a good example where they controlled in the beginning but when they started opened everything, the second wave is creating problems for them.

The casino owners are powerful.

The mayor does not have the concern for the people, I reckon. The skeptical me is thinking that she is pressured by the people who made her the mayor, the owners of the casinos.

People are protesting is what i heard from friends to open business and Mayor will be having no choice than to comply with them if not their political career will be difficult.

[robelneo]

I have a thread about strict guidance and restriction its possible to reopen if they are already flattening the curve, but it should be under strict guidance like mandatory wearing of facemask and Faceshield, plastic and glasses or divider to minimize crowding in one location, they can think of a lot of guidance and restrictions as long as they can follow the health experts recommended protocols.