Las Vegas casino recovery threatened by new California coronavirus lockdowns
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The reintroduction of COVID-19 restrictions in California and other states adjacent to Nevada poses a risk to Las Vegas casinos. The restrictions threaten to choke off the automobile traffic that has helped the city's storied casinos stay afloat over the past several months.
New restrictions on car traffic from California and other states could hurt Las Vegas casinos' recovery from the pandemic. Los Angeles County accounted for 19% of Las Las Vegas visitors in 2018. The region is affected by COVID-19. Caution is also a risk for casinos, which were ordered to close for three months in March to help contain the virus. The closings brought the Las LV Strip to a standstill, but business has slowly returned since casinos reopened in June. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday an overnight curfew aimed at curtailing the surge in new infections.
