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Yes, dice will roll, cards will be dealt and slot machines will beckon. But poker rooms? Closed. Tourists returning to Las Vegas will see changes since gambling stopped in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. (May 22)
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LAS VEGAS — The Bellagio fountains are dancing again, the gondolas gliding along the faux canals at The Venetian.
Up and down Las Vegas Boulevard, from Wynn Las Vegas at the north end to New York-New York and MGM Grand on the south end, gamblers are sliding bills into slot machines and wagering chips at blackjack and roulette tables.
The Las Vegas Strip awakened Thursday after a nearly 80-day slumber due to the coronavirus crisis.
And it was waking up slowly, with foot traffic light in casinos and on the Strip by lunch time.
Janet Rodriguez was one of the first gamblers to plop down in front of a slot machine when the swanky Bellagio resort reopened at 10 a.m.
The Wyoming woman was excited to be back to Vegas for the first time in four years. She and her boyfriend passed the time at Denny’s waiting for Bellagio to open.
She couldn’t believe how quiet things were, and not just because her boyfriend or another gambler couldn’t sit next to her given new social…
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