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I was thinking about this a little more....isn't Las Vegas considered above risk for earthquakes (much like California)?
The region is quite active, but the actual valley floor is incredibly hard and stable, having had a sea on top of it. Per Elon.
Tunnels are basically safer than being above ground in an earthquake. Elon has mentioned it on the Joe Rogan podcast and when he was on Leno's car show. He basically says that earthquakes are predominately a surface phenomenon and used the comparison of a hurricane. He said if there was to be a hurricane--you'd far rather be in a submarine than a boat. He's far smarter than I will ever be--so I tend to think he's probably right.
I have not--but infection numbers, infection rates, and hospitalizations for Covid have spiked in Vegas and Southern Nevada since the re-opening. If they keep spiking at the rate they have been--I wouldn't be surprised to see them have to pull back and shut things down again. I know people that have gone there since the re-open--and I'm not surprised. They are not enforcing the mask thing very much at all, social distancing is basically impossible to enforce outside of maybe the table games, and frankly--a lot of the people that are going to vegas are the ones that are dismissive about the virus and refuse to take it seriously. My guess is that its not tourists that are getting sick in Vegas and Southern Nevada as most people go to Vegas for a weekend or a couple/few nights. Most likely they won't feel the effects of a possible infection until they return home. The spikes are most likely to employees of the hotels, casinos, and restaurants. Those employees will be at constant risk as long as safety protocols are not being followed or enforced and unfortunately--once it becomes widespread enough--they might be forced to shut down again.3 hour lunch said:
The employees you reference all have to wear masks though I think? Yeah, all I sunk into the trip was a $200 flight I can reschedule with no penalty. I guess I have some time to see how things go but not surprised at the current spike.
Masks don't prevent the person that wears them from getting sick--they mitigate the ease and distance in which the respiratory droplets that can possibly come from their mouths and noses to travel out. Masks generally only work if they are done in a community form--if everybody wears them--the amount of respiratory droplets gets reduced all the way around and everybody is safer. Unfortunately for casino workers--being indoors for an 8 hour shift in large areas filled with large amounts of people from around the world that are not wearing masks just exposes them to a lot of potential exposure. I'd defintely track the hospitalization numbers as your trip grows closer to see if you notice any trends. If you see the numbers in Southern Nevada going up--you can be sure that the numbers for the tourists that were in vegas and that have returned home are also probably going up. If it's spreading amongst the workers--it's certainly going to be spreading among the tourists too but those numbers will end up being reflective in the cities and states where they live.
Other than circus circus, do you see many kids at the hotels? I dont see that many kids where you would need to stipulate this. Just PR I assume?
Thanks, but that wasnt really my question. Have there been so many kids that its been an issue is what Im asking?
No, I had it lined up but couldn't pull the trigger. Doesn't mean I won't go in August to enter the Circa Millions.
My interest in going went from 5% to 0%. And that’s with this $69 30 seat charter flight from Burbank offer
I got an offer from Caesars that was five nights comped, an iPad pro for showing up and a MacBook Pro if I earned 5,000 TCs during my stay. I almost ####### went lol. Never got an offer like that from anywhere before. Had to be a glitch or something.
No, the strip is a ghost town during the week. It's becoming less busy on weekends too based on what I'm seeing on Vegas boards and Twitter. There was an initial surge in demand when they reopened but it's been steadily dropping. Other than July 4th that is.
I'm getting fine with the fact that I'd have to wear a mask but I just can't see us going until we're able to feel safe at restaurants and shows are able to resume. The food and entertainment is such a huge part of Vegas for us.
I think it would suck the most for craps but I'd actually be happy to play roulette, UTH or PGP with just my wife
I mostly play blackjack and pai gow poker. It is more fun with a lively table, but I also like a bit slower pace. The biggest effect would be poker tables.
We've really enjoyed our day trips to Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire. We do something outdoors on every trip now. January can be hit or miss with weather of course but it really is a beautiful area. Also fun to check out some of the local casinos on the way there or back. Lots good local restaurants away from the strip that you can check out too.
