{"id":27817,"date":"2020-08-24T07:42:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T15:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=27817"},"modified":"2020-08-27T07:38:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:38:33","slug":"mega-jottings-for-a-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/mega-jottings-for-a-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega-Jottings for a Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cnd4FAuvvK0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Churchill Downs<\/strong> got its second-worst-case scenario for the <strong>Kentucky Derby<\/strong>: The September 5 race will have to be held without spectators, a major economic blow to the <strong>Louisville<\/strong> area. At least the race <em>will<\/em> be run and undoubtedly garner much online handle for CHDN &#8230; What was commonly known is now official: <strong>Virgin Hotel Las Vegas<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/business\/casinos-gaming\/virgin-branded-hotel-in-las-vegas-reconsidering-fall-opening-date-2100510\/\">will postpone<\/a> its November opening. President <strong>Richard Bosworth<\/strong> still expects &#8220;to receive the keys to the property in early November.&#8221; Blame it on <strong>Hilton Curio Collection<\/strong> for leaking the delayed opening on its booking site. Virgin &#8220;expects to have a date identified by mid-September, at which time we will provide full details,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#inbox\/FMfcgxwJXVMfdtMzgRrtqHckzCPFZxvf?compose=DmwnWstqwgncnPZxKvNlffVwCvFQcFJSFDnXXfBNBJSDjHwnmnmHgvggfZrgbwKQFHzWRxRzcTKL\">says Bosworth<\/a> &#8230; Another Coronavirus-motivated slowdown is at the <strong>Tropicana Las Vegas<\/strong>. Owner <strong>Penn National Gaming<\/strong> has pushed reopening back to September 17 &#8230; Meanwhile, <strong>Caesars Entertainment<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>The Cromwell<\/strong> <em>might<\/em> reopen October 4, depending on whether they can get all the <em>Love Island<\/em> cooties out of the property (OK, we made that last part up) &#8230; <strong>The Mirage<\/strong> reopens later this week and photos exfiltrated from the property show the poker room being converted to a no-smoking slot parlor &#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Nevada<\/strong> government <a href=\"https:\/\/vegas.eater.com\/2020\/8\/21\/21395042\/covid-19-task-force-votes-clark-county-bars-closed-coronavirus-pandemic\">extended its ban<\/a> on bars that don&#8217;t serve food, per <strong>Covid-19<\/strong> concerns. Also, people can only dine in <strong>Clark County<\/strong> in parties of six or fewer. Don&#8217;t expect much cooperation from the City of <strong>Las Vegas<\/strong>. Mayor <strong>Carolyn Goodman<\/strong> (I) has slashed the compliance-ambassador force from 65 people to 12. The bar ban also extends to <strong>Washoe County<\/strong> &#8230; <strong>Circa<\/strong> tells us that it will be opening without any <em>Sigma Derby<\/em>. So sad &#8230; While <strong>Tom Reeg<\/strong> dithers on the future of <strong>Belle of Baton Rouge<\/strong>, rival <strong>Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge<\/strong> is upping its game by moving to a new facility. Mind you, riverboat casinos are an anachronism that should be retired. Owner <strong>Gaming &amp; Leisure Properties<\/strong> projects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingtoday.com\/industry\/News\/article\/92412-Hollywood_Casino_Baton_Rouge_to_Move_to_New_Facility\" class=\"broken_link\">as much as a $25 million spend<\/a> on the onshore pavilion, slated for a 2022 debut &#8230; <strong>Cheetah&#8217;s Strip Club<\/strong>, made (in)famous by the movie <em>Showgirls<\/em>, is permanently shutting its doors, yet another Vegas casualty of <strong>Coronavirus<\/strong> &#8230; Nevada&#8217;s food-stamp case load has now exceeded that of the Great Recession in 2008 &#8230; Sports betting (mobile-only) in <strong>Tennessee<\/strong> goes live November 1 &#8230; Good news for <strong>Macao<\/strong>: A border crossing from <strong>Hengqin Island<\/strong> is opening, potentially doubling daily foot traffic &#8230; Covid-19 has perhaps been hardest on Native Americans. That would include the <strong>Navajo Nation<\/strong>, whose casinos in <strong>Arizona<\/strong> and <strong>New Mexico <\/strong>have been closed since mid-March. They&#8217;re looking &#8220;cautiously&#8221; at a September resumption of business &#8230; Bad news for <strong>Atlantic City<\/strong>, that other great day-tripper market: Casino employment is down 15%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churchill Downs got its second-worst-case scenario for the Kentucky Derby: The September 5 race will have to be held without spectators, a major economic blow to the Louisville area. 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