(BYD) has made a $950 million offer to acquire a significant portion of locals gaming rival Station Casinos, the company announced Monday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.īoyd Gaming operates nine casinos in Las Vegas and Henderson. The county reports 47 percent of eligible Clark County are vaccinated.Boyd Gaming Corp. Masks are still mandated statewide.Ĭlark County, which is in charge of COVID-19 mitigation efforts, remains at 80 percent capacity, with the hope of expanding to 100 percent occupancy once 60 percent of residents receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot. Restaurants, pools, and other non-gaming areas still adhere to Clark County’s mandate with 80 percent occupancy restrictions and three feet of social distancing. The waiver only applies to gaming floors. The Nevada Gaming Control Board says that individual resort properties can waive their county’s occupancy rates by applying directly to the board. The resorts join Wynn Las Vegas, Encore Las Vegas, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the Strat, nine resorts from MGM Resorts, six resorts from Station Casinos, the Silverton, and nine Las Vegas casino floors from Caesars Entertainment, which all received approval to expand to 100 percent capacity. Masks are still required and all non-gaming areas remain at 80 percent capacity, in compliance with Clark County directives.īoyd Gaming offered on-site vaccination centers for employees and paid vacation time to hourly employees who completed their recommended vaccine dosage. This includes The Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast, Aliante Casino, Sam’s Town, The Cannery, the California, Fremont, and Jokers Wild. Boyd Gaming’s nine Las Vegas properties that are open received approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to return to 100 percent capacity in gaming areas.

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