You wanted the Democrat. You got the Democrat!
Posted on 11/23/2020 9:25:49 AM PST by conservative98
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s (D) temporary, tighter new restrictions on the state’s gaming properties and restaurants — as well as other enterprises — could lead to some businesses closing, possible layoffs, and a slower economic recovery, according to a prominent local economist.
Stephen Miller, director of UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research, warned that operating at 25 percent of capacity — rather than the current 50 percent — “will cause some businesses to close rather than continue to operate. They lose more by operating than by shutting down.”
Sisolak’s directive announced on Sunday requires a capacity to be lowered from 50 to 25 percent at bars, restaurants, and on casino gaming floors. It goes into effect on Tuesday and lasts for three weeks.
The governor will also require all establishments which serve food at tables to no longer accept walk-in customers. Reservations are required. No more than four guests can sit at a restaurant table. Also, casino showrooms will be restricted to 25 percent capacity or 50 guests compared to the current cap of 250 people. Casinos must select the option that leads to a lower number of attendees.
“This will further slow the recovery process,” Miller told Casino.org. “The [economic] recovery from the COVID-19 recession has slowed considerably in the last few months.”
Capacity Limitation Could Hurt Business Brian Ahern, MGM Resorts’ director of media relations, told Casino.org that the company is “immediately working” to comply with all of Sisolak’s new restrictions. “The health and safety of our employees and guests is our number one priority,” Ahern added.
A spokesperson for Caesars Entertainment said their Nevada properties will also comply with the governor’s new directives. “Our restaurants and bars will remain open,” the spokesperson added.
Some restaurant owners have complained to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that some of the new requirements will be challenging to follow.
“You’re going to have walk-ups regardless,” Scott Frost, owner of Hussong’s Cantina at The Shoppes at Mandalay Place and in Summerlin, told the Review-Journal about the reservation-only policy. “People from out of state don’t know that there’s restrictions. We’re not going to … tell them they have to make a reservation, so that’s a tough one to enforce.”
Some restaurant and bar owners further warn they cannot remain in business at 25 percent occupancy. The lower capacity also comes in late November and December. The time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve is financially critical for many restaurants and bars.
Looking ahead, Sisolak on Sunday did not rule out the possibility of restaurants ending all inside dining in December if the COVID-19 case numbers are not brought under control.
There was a time when some “businessmen” from Chicago would have had an interesting conversation with the governor of Nevada.
All everyone in Nevada has to do is say, “NO”.
Well, Clark county and Washoe county did. And they control the senate and state assembly too. Awesome huh? Guess we better behave? Of course there is never any mention of the 300+ million Americans that haven’t been infected or died from CV-19. Or the higher survival rates for those that do contract the illness. CONtrol!
Yea, no pity from me. You wanted it and you got it. You had a chance to change and you voted for Biden. Suck it losers!
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