LAS VEGAS – Caesars Entertainment has canceled all ticketed live events at venues company-wide in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The suspension will begin Sunday night and extend through March 31, according to a company statement.
"We are taking these bold measures now and look forward to welcoming guests back to enjoy world-class entertainment experiences as soon as we are able," the statement said. "We thank you for your understanding and patience as we work through these challenging circumstances.”
Refunds and exchanges for impacted dates are available at the point of purchase, the company said.
Caesars Entertainment operates 10 properties on the Strip, including the Flamingo, Caesars Palace, Paris, Planet Hollywood and Rio. The company's global footprint includes more than 50 properties in the U.S. and abroad.
Popular headlining shows at Caesars Entertainment properties that will shutter in Las Vegas include Penn & Teller and Absinthe.
Other top entertainments events on the Strip – including all Cirque du Soleil productions and David Copperfield's MGM Grand magic show – suspended their shows.
The Strip slowly shutters
The closures at Caesars follow a trend that's been unfolding along the Las Vegas Strip for the last week as COVID-19 slows demands and triggers unprecedented financial fallout leading to layoffs and furloughs for thousands of workers.
Buffets are closing, nightclubs and day clubs are shuttering, conventions are cancelling and putting people out of jobs. Resorts are using thermal cameras to screen guests for fever – a symptom of the coronavirus causing grocery store calamity and self-imposed isolation across the globe.
The Nevada governor Thursday declared the spread of COVID-19 a state emergency. President Donald Trump Friday declared it a national one.
Will the Strip close?
The decisions of Caesars competitor MGM Resorts International could be an indication of what's in store for the Las Vegas Strip.
Facing the intensifying spread COVID-19 across the U.S., MGM Resorts International closed three hotel-casinos in three states: New York, Massachusetts and Ohio.
MGM Resorts has no plans yet to close Las Vegas properties, a spokesman said in an email Saturday.
Several employees there have tested positive for COVID-19. One worked at the Luxor Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, according to MGM spokesman Brian Ahern. Another worked at the Wet Republic pool at the MGM Grand.
"We expect that there will be more in the coming days," MGM Resorts President Bill Hornbuckle wrote in a letter to employees announcing layoffs would start next week.
Ed Komenda writes about Las Vegas for the Reno Gazette Journal and USA Today Network. Do you care about democracy? Then support local journalism by subscribing to the Reno Gazette Journal right here.
2020-03-15 19:12:15Z
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