Las Vegas is going ahead with its heralded reopening plans despite George Floyd protests that turned deadly earlier this week.
The Miracle Mile Shops, a Strip shopping mall attached to Planet Hollywood that was originally slated to open Thursday,
it was moving its opening date to June 9"out of an abundance of caution," though it did not mention the protests specifically.to the state's visitor-dependent economy. Las Vegas counted just 106,900 visitors in April, down 97% percent. In January and February, before coronavirus crushed travel demand, Las Vegas welcomed more than 3 million visitors.
The big push is scheduled for Thursday morning, when casino giants MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment will reopen some of their Strip properties.
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