- Fellow explorers in this video,
I'm gonna tell you everything you need to know
if you're planning visit to Las Vegas in May of 2021
or for the rest of this summer.
By the way if we haven't met,
my name is Chris, this is Yellow Productions.
I do travel guides that are fun,
informed, entertaining.
This video is part of my series on Las Vegas,
so you'll find a whole bunch more videos about Las Vegas
not just about reopening,
but things like cheap eats
and best hotels in the description below.
Without further ado,
let's get right into what's changing in May in Las Vegas.
So, the state of Nevada effective May 1st
is getting out of the business of placing restrictions
on cities and counties within the state.
So the state of Nevada is ending
its social distancing mandates
and it has lowered those social distinct mandates down
to the counties.
Clark County, which is the County that Las Vegas sits in,
is now the one coming up with the restrictions
and enforcing them,
and so what we're seeing is a increase
in the capacity restrictions in particular Clark County
is now allowing 80% capacity in restaurants and events,
previously it was 50% capacity in restaurants
so with the improved 80% capacity,
I think we're gonna see a lot more restaurants reopening.
Additionally, the social distancing requirement previously
was six feet,
it is now going down to three feet
so people will be able to be closer together
and tables will be able to be closer together in restaurants
which also allows a lot more restaurants
to reopen in particular self-service buffets
are allowed to reopen beginning May 1st.
A couple of requirements on those buffets,
the buffets will have to supervise the food areas,
they'll also have to provide hand sanitizer to the guests,
and they'll have to replace the serving utensils every hour.
So, we're seeing a number
of buffets preparing for reopening,
currently only the South Point Buffet
and the buffet at the Cosmopolitan are open,
Cosmopolitan Wicked Spoon currently
is open Thursday through Sunday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
but the Wynn is looking to open
in about the July timeframe,
and at Caesar's Palace the Bacchanal Buffet,
they have not announced the dates the reopening,
but they are hiring for jobs,
and so they'll likely be reopening soon.
Good news for people going to Vegas
that wanna dine in big groups at restaurants,
the limit previously had been six people seated
to a table that will increase
this month to 12 people seated at a table.
Nightclubs and day clubs will finally be able
to reopen as clubs previously they've been operating
as lounges with reserved seating,
they'll now be able to sell general admission tickets,
the dance floors at clubs will still be closed,
they'll be able to reopen once Las Vegas
and Clark County hits
some certain COVID vaccination thresholds
that we'll talk talk about later in this video.
Adult entertainment of the strip club variety,
are allowed to reopen.
The adult entertainers,
there'll be required to either get a COVID vaccine,
or weekly COVID-19 tests to beat
within three feet of guests.
Capacity at nightclubs
and adult entertainment establishment is at 50%.
Now, there's one more variety
of adult entertainment that isn't in Las Vegas,
but that I get a lot of questions about
and that is Nevada's famous ranches,
The Chicken Ranch, The Mustang Ranch,
those are allowed to open now,
though I hear an article in the "Daily Beast" said demand
is huge and actually if you wanna go
to one of those ranches,
apparently they're all booked up pretty much for May.
So you'll probably be looking at June to make a reservation.
Now I'm sure a lot of you are wondering,
Chris do I still need to wear my mask in line Vegas in May?
And the answer is yes, the mask mandate is still in effect,
you'll still have to wear
your mask mandate inside in Las Vegas.
Now, these restrictions that we've talked about
are gonna be changing based on two dates.
On June 1st, the State of Nevada has said they hope
to reopen things 100%,
Clark County has said they're gonna open things more based
on the data about when people are vaccinated.
In particular, dance floors at nightclubs we'll be able
to reopen once 60%
of Clark County residents have received
at least one COVID vaccination shot.
Currently that number is at 46%,
so when they get to 60%,
that's when dance floors reopened at nightclubs.
That is also when sporting events outdoor concerts
will be able to sell general admission.
Tickets, currently big events we'll have
to sell reserved seat tickets only, no general admission.
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Now, that we've talked about the restrictions,
let's go ahead and talk about some new things
that have opened it last week Vegas
or things that are opening real soon here in the summer.
First, the Pinball Hall of Fame
is now open on the Las Vegas strip.
They're open across the street from the Mandalay Bay.
If you like Pinball, definitely check this place out.
At area 15, which is Las Vegas
as new funky artistic shopping mall experience place,
Omega Mart is now open.
This is like an Instagrammers' delight,
just a really neat place.
It's hard to describe, but you can see
with some of these pictures,
it is a really cool experience.
It is a ticketed experience,
so you have to pay admission to go
into Omega Mart no admission required just
to go into Area 15.
The biggest Las Vegas hotel currently under development,
Resorts World has finally only announced their opening date.
They will be opening on June 24th,
there'll be three Hilton honors affiliated hotels
under the Resorts World's umbrella,
there'll be a Hilton,
There'll be a Crockfords and there will be a Conrad Hotel.
They've also announced some of the entertainment
that's gonna be headlining at Resorts World,
Celine Dion, Katy Perry,
Carrie Underwood
and DJ Tiesto are some of those big names.
Now those names won't be performing right
as Resorts World opens because things like their theater
and their nightclubs won't open on June 24th,
but that's the first date
you're able to book a room at Resorts World
and experience the part of the resort that is open.
I'm really looking forward
to their Asian inspired hawker center,
that's gonna be there,
my belly is hungry already.
Now, people also always ask me about,
"Chris what's going on with the shows in Vegas?
What about Cirque du Soleil?"
Cirque du Soleil has finally announced some reopenings.
The first Cirque show that'll be reopening
is the Blue Man Group at Luxor on June 24th.
Yes, Blue Man Group is part
of the Cirque du Soleil umbrella,
Mystere opens at TI, Treasure Island on June 28th
and "O" reopens at the Bellagio on July 1st.
The Cirque show Celestia that was
at the Strat has closed at the Strat permanently,
it will not be coming back to the Strat,
it is rumored that they're looking for a new home
for Celestia, but don't look for it at the Strat.
Now while nearly all of the Las Vegas hotels,
casinos have reopened,
there's still a few of them haven't.
In particular, The Palms Hotel and Casino across
from the Rio has still not reopened
because they've been looking for someone to buy it.
It has been purchased,
and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
This native American tribe operates a casino
in California quite successfully
so it'll be interesting to see
what they do bring to The Palms,
this is also now the second native American tribe
that operates a casino in Las Vegas.
The other one is the Virgin Hotel,
previously the Hard Rock Hotel also operated
by a native American tribe.
And the other big sale and merger news
is in the Las Vegas nightclub scene,
the Tao Group
which is owned by Madison Square Garden Entertainment,
has purchased Hakkasan.
So these have been the two biggest nightclub operators
on the strip that are now one.
So I'm sure there'll be some really interesting things
to come to nightclubs as Vegas reopens even more.
And finally, really the best news for Las Vegas reopenings
is that people appear to be coming back to Las Vegas.
Actually, tons of people are coming back to Las Vegas,
the Las Vegas strip and downtown Las Vegas,
the crowd levels seem almost like they were
before the pandemic.
On weekdays it's still fairly unbusy,
so if you're looking for inexpensive room rates,
try the weekdays,
although if you go on a weekday
still lots of things are closed.
I mentioned the Wicked Spoon Buffet currently
they're not open on weekdays,
so if you want the best classic Vegas experience
that's gonna be on a weekend,
but be prepared for big crowds 'cause they've returned,
maybe just like you.
Well, if you are headed to Vegas,
you'll enjoy checking out some more videos
from my "Las Vegas Series,"
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on the Las Vegas strip, or you can click right here
from my whole playlist of all my Las Vegas videos.
As usual, I won't say goodbye,
'cause I'll see you in one of these videos.