Gaming Control Board reviews COVID-19 data prior to casino opening

Gaming Control Board reviews COVID-19 data prior to casino opening

NEWS: On the verge of reopening casinos, the Nevada Gaming Control Board heard from experts on coronavirus control in the valley.

DELANCEY IS LIVE NEAR THE STRIP- WITH THE CHALLENGES CASINOSMAY STILL FACE - - IN KEEPINGEVERYONE SAFE.SEAN?KALYNA - THESE BEHEMOTHPROPERTIES ARE THE LIFE BLOODOF THE STATE - AND A LOT OFPEOPLE WANT TO SEE THEM GETBACK TO BUSINESS.TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN - THENUMBERS HAVE TO BE RIGHT.AT TODAY'S WEBINAR BETWEEN THENEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD -STATE AND LOCAL HEALTHOFFICIALS - AND THE NEW STATECOVID-19 DIRECTOR CALEB CAGE -- CAGE PAINTED A DELICATE BUTPOSITIVE PICTURE OF THEDIRECTION THE STATE IS MOVING.CAGE SAYS THE INFRASTRUCTUREFOR PROTECTING PEOPLE - TESTINGTHEM - - AND TREATING THEM HASSTEADILY IMPROVED SINCE MARCH.CAGE SAYS MOST STATE HOSPITALSARE IN A POSITION TO EXPANDSERVICES IF WE SEE ANOTHERSPIKE - HE SAYS THE RATE OFPEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE FOR THEVIRUS HAS STEADILY DROPPED FOR30 STRAIGHT DAYS - AND - WHILEHE SAYS IT WOULD BE FOOLISH TOTHINK THE STATE IS COMFORTABLEWITH THEIR CURRENT STOCKPILE OFPROTECTIVE GEAR - THEY CONTINUETO BE AGGRESSIVE INESTABLISHING SUPPLY CHAINS." WE JUST FINISHED A PLAN...NOT HAPPY BUT WORKING HARD..."THE POSITIVE TREND DOES NOTMEAN PEOPLE FEEL SAFE COMINGBACK TO WORK.DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THEBEGINNING OF THE MEETING - THEPOWERFUL LOCAL CULINARY UNIONPEOPLE FEEL SAFE COMING BACK TOWORK.DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AT THEBEGINNING OF THE MEETING - THEPOWERFUL LOCAL CULINARY UNIONEXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS OVERTHE BOARD'S PLANS - - ANDABILITY TO ENFORCE GUIDELINESAT CASINO'S WHEN THEY REOPEN.AS IT STANDS - MANY CASINOSHAVE RELEASED SUMMARIES OFTHEIR PLANS - BUT HAVEN'TREVEALED THE FULL SAFETYPROCEDURES THEY HAVE TO SUBMITTO THE BOARD SEVEN DAYS BEFORETHEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO OPEN.CULINARY UNIONSECRETARY-TREASURER GEOCONDAARGUELLO-KLINE DEMANDED THEBOARD ADOPT THEIR SAFETYGUIDELINE SUGGESTIONS INCLUDINGMORE CORONAVIRUS TESTING FORWORKERS - DAILY ROOMSANITIZATION AND CLEANING - ANDTHAT THE BOARD PUBLISH ANYPLANS A CASINO SUBMITS TO THEMBEFORE ALLOWING THEM TO OPENUP.ALL OF THIS CONTROVERSY ANDDATA BUILDS THE BASIS FORGOVERNOR SISOLAK'S ANNOUNCEMENTABOUT PHASE 2 LATER TODAY.WE'LL DIVE DEEP INTO IT -COMING UP AT 3.FOR NOW - SEAN DELANCEY - 13ACTION NEWS.MANY PROPERTIES ON THESTRIP--LIKE THE VENETIAN, THE