Mega-Jottings for a Monday

The Nevada government extended its ban on bars that don’t serve food, per Covid-19 concerns. Also, people can only dine in Clark County in parties of six or fewer. Don’t expect much cooperation from the City of Las Vegas. Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I) has slashed the compliance-ambassador force from 65 people to 12. The bar ban also extends to Washoe County … Circa tells us that it will be opening without any Sigma Derby. So sad … While Tom Reeg dithers on the future of Belle of Baton Rouge, rival Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge is upping its game by moving to a new facility. Mind you, riverboat casinos are an anachronism that should be retired. Owner Gaming & Leisure Properties projects as much as a $25 million spend on the onshore pavilion, slated for a 2022 debut … Cheetah’s Strip Club, made (in)famous by the movie Showgirls, is permanently shutting its doors, yet another Vegas casualty of Coronavirus … Nevada’s food-stamp case load has now exceeded that of the Great Recession in 2008 … Sports betting (mobile-only) in Tennessee goes live November 1 … Good news for Macao: A border crossing from Hengqin Island is opening, potentially doubling daily foot traffic … Covid-19 has perhaps been hardest on Native Americans. That would include the Navajo Nation, whose casinos in Arizona and New Mexico have been closed since mid-March. They’re looking “cautiously” at a September resumption of business … Bad news for Atlantic City, that other great day-tripper market: Casino employment is down 15%.