(Las Vegas Review-Journal)Group tells Congress hotel owners face foreclosure wave - VIDEOHotel owners are facing an “unprecedented wave” of foreclosures without commercial debt relief, according to a letter from the industry to Congress. Sort: Recommended. Tape has been placed over the mouths of all the video poker machines, starving them of dollars.While no one will be occupying TI’s rooms for another two months, they still have to be maintained. Signs outside Senor Frog’s Mexican cantina advertise bikini contests that will never be. There are 10 restaurants and 3 coffee shops/cafés, as well as a snack bar/deli. By continuing to browse or by clicking “I Accept Cookies” you agree to the storing of first-party and third-party cookies on your device. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Small crew removes scaffolding, shoring from MSG Sphere project - VideoThe MSG Sphere at The Venetian has a skeleton crew on the job site to keep watch on the project, but workers recently removed scaffolding and shoring from the site. Explore all that Treasure Island has to offer before your stay or during your visit!Take a virtual tour of TI's world class restaurants, intimate casino, amenities and much more.
That is the venue that drives that property.”Gamblers play blackjack with empty seats on each side to maintain social distancing at TI on Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal) TI Las Vegas Restaurants Casual and Fine Dining - Treasure Island
(Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphotoKenny Cho, executive director for housekeeping and environmental services, at TI on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Two Las Vegas visitors win mega progressive jackpots - VIDEOTwo visitors to the Las Vegas Strip won mega progressive jackpots on table games Friday - one at Caesars Palace and another at the Flamingo. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Safety measures have been set up at the Amazon warehouse in North Las Vegas. Treasure Island Las Vegas has announced that it will officially reopen on June 4 at 9 a.m. following its temporary closure by order of the Nevada Governor's office amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will pursue the acquisition of the Las Vegas Monorail Co. and the authority’s board of directors will put it to a vote next week. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphotoCaution tape closes off the gaming floor from a main entrance during the closure of TI due to the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, April 10, 2020, in Las Vegas. All. For a drink, you can …
Every time you take a step, there’s another one that comes up.Taylor has had to design flow charts for the back of the kitchens so the staff doesn’t cross paths as much and find ways to ensure social distancing is maintained.And then there’s the whole food thing: The hotel donated what they had to eat when the quarantine took hold, and he has had to scramble to resupply everything at a time when every other property in town is doing the same.“It’s been challenging,” Taylor says, “but it’s coming back together.”It feels like the first day of school, Bud Light and Buddha-themed slots in place of textbooks.It’s a bit past 9 a.m. on Thursday, and Treasure Island is back in action, a sleeping giant awakened just in time for breakfast.Cocktail servers and housekeepers, security staff and maintenance workers huddle among themselves, greeting one another like kids catching up with their friends after summer break.Though the doors have just opened, already there are about two dozen people lined up at the registration desk, where they have their temperature taken before receiving room keys.The first three guests were upgraded to suites for free.On the casino floor, Florence and the Machine soundtrack the action over the hotel PA system“We all have a hunger!” she sings, said hunger currently being satiated by myriad games of chance, dice the size of bowling balls tumbling beneath a plastic bubble during a video craps game; slot machines digitally approximating the rattle of clinking coins when reels align into a winner.A pair of poker tables are full, three players seated at each.The scent of cigarettes and coffee is starting to fill the air, a familiar, early morning fragrance.It’s not exactly business as usual, but business nonetheless.Jennifer Renzelman, Treasure Island’s vice president of communications, takes it all in.She acknowledges getting a little teary eyed when operations officially resumed an hour and a half ago.While critics say New Jersey capitalizes on a simple registration plan, others say the differences in the markets are what enable the Garden State to gain more revenue.The winning card hit during the casino’s 1 p.m. session.Smokehouse Sundays and Monday wine deals, plus a private event room, featured at Majordomo Meat & Fish.Canyon Ranch Las Vegas said it plans to continue furloughing 178 employees through at least the first couple weeks of September.The resort’s first-floor urban food hall will include spots specializing in chicken and rice, clay-pot dishes, yakitori and the Malaysian flatbread dish roti canai.Wynn Las Vegas is offering to pay for supervised virtual learning for school-aged children of workers.Thousands of MGM Resorts International employees across the country have received notice that they will be laid off Monday.A dispute between Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, and Nevada sportsbooks threatened to block betting on the Sept. 5 race, but a regulatory solution was found.William Hill US CEO Joe Asher is ecstatic about its deal with Caesars Entertainment and its acquisition of CG Technology, approved Thursday by the Gaming Commission.MGM Resorts Internatioal CEO Bill Hornbuckle says of reopening Park MGM, “Without Park Theater being open, it’s a challenge.
The tropical outdoor pool and hot tub is for hotel guests only at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphotoRobert Owens ensures social distancing markers are correctly measured at TI on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Las Vegas.