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Las Vegas nearly ground to a halt during the pandemic. Casinos and restaurants are set to return to full capacity, but many hospitality workers wonder whether they'll ever make up their losses.
@kurtisalee reports from Las Vegas:
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They’ll be coming soon — at least that’s what Vegas hopes — the gamblers, tourists and all the rest.
The city’s betting on revival.
But will the people laid off during shutdowns be part of the recovery?
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The Strip went silent early in the pandemic and has returned like a man slipping on his best suit piece by piece, inching back slowly with a return to full capacity set for June.
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But the contours of that comeback are not fully drawn, and many wonder whether they will return to the livelihoods they lost.
Gambling revenue plummeted by nearly 45% last year and tens of thousands of people remain out of work.
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Nevada recently received $4 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds, with $130 million going directly to Las Vegas.
But its comeback will be determined by how safe people feel in convention centers and on gambling floors.
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By April 2020, the unemployment rate — previously around 4% in Nevada and in Las Vegas — had climbed to nearly 30%.
John Restrepo, a longtime Las Vegas economist, said early revenue projections show tourists are starting to return.
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Vegas’ June reopening is, in a way, a test of America's ability to reclaim itself.
Read more about how the reopening could impact laid-off workers from reporter @kurtisalee at
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