Gov. Steve Sisolak’s (D) unprecedented order on nonessential Nevada businesses will shut down 440 licensed casinos, bringing Nevada’s dominant industry to a complete halt and leaving tens of thousands of workers in differing degrees of economic uncertainty, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The announcements from various gaming companies over previous days about plans to close or remain open in response to the spread of the new coronavirus became moot when Sisolak made his declaration yesterday that all casino operations cease at midnight. Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, urged the federal government to provide aid after Sisolak’s announcement.
