Representatives from Primm did not respond to emailed questions about the reopening. The privately held company did not make any formal announcement about the re-opening other than a post on the Primm Valley Resorts Twitter site, saying it was proud “to have the reels spinning again at Buffalo Bill’s.”

It is one of three casinos operated by Las Vegas-based Affinity Gaming in the community along Interstate 15 at the Nevada-California border. Howard Stutzīuffalo Bill’s Hotel-Casino in Primm reopened on Christmas Eve after being closed since March 2020 because of the pandemic. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please click here to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. Follow on Twitter.Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. suspended live, ticketed entertainment through the end of the month, and Sahara Las Vegas said the virus’ impact has forced the hotel-casino to make “drastic cuts” to its operations.Ĭontact Eli Segall at or 70. Its pending closure follows similar announcements from rivals.Ĭasino giant MGM Resorts International said Sunday it will suspend operations at its Las Vegas properties “until further notice” by Tuesday, and Wynn Resorts said it will temporarily close Wynn Las Vegas and Encore for an expected two weeks starting Tuesday night. No one from the Cosmopolitan, owned by New York financial giant The Blackstone Group, was available for an interview, a representative said. The fallout is upending daily life in Southern Nevada and threatening the foundation of the local economy: a place where tourists and conventioneers fly in from around the country and world to gamble, party, eat, shop and network, sometimes in tight quarters. Las Vegas is rapidly shutting down as people quickly cut back on air travel and big gatherings because of the new virus, sparking waves of canceled conventions, casino closures and other shutdowns around the valley. “Starting immediately, we will initiate an orderly departure for our in-house guests over the next 48 hours,” the statement said, adding the Cosmopolitan “will continue to offer full pay and benefits to full-time and eligible employees” through March 31. Management said in a statement Monday night that “the health and safety of our guests and employees is always our primary focus,” so it decided “to temporarily cease all operations” as of 6 p.m. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is temporarily closing, the latest hotel-casino on the Strip to shut down over fears of the spreading coronavirus.

Aerial photo of the Cosmopolitan hotel casino as seen on Friday, January 24, 2020.

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