“It’s very nice to be open again,” said Joe DeSimone, owner of Railroad Pass Casino at the northwest border of Boulder City.
The beeps, bells and dings of slot machines are silent no more as casino operations returned to Southern Nevada on June 4 after a 78-day absence caused by the statewide closure to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The spacing helps casino patrons adhere to social distancing directives to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Numerous slot machines remain turned off at the Railroad Pass Casino in Henderson shortly after it opened Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Hali Bernstein Saylor/Boulder City Review)