Posted on: July 15, 2020, 12:11h.
Last updated on: July 15, 2020, 12:11h.
The Tropicana is among the latest Las Vegas Strip properties to announce a reopening date following months of shuttering.
The Penn National Gaming casino is planning to resume limited operations at 10 am on Sept. 1. Concern over the spread of coronavirus shut the venue in mid-March.
While the amenities our customers have come to know and love may be somewhat limited for the time being, the ability to safely welcome back our team members and guests remains our top priority,” Mike Thoma, the casino’s assistant general manager, said Tuesday in an online statement.
“We’ve been anxiously awaiting the day we can welcome you back and have been making preparations to ensure your stay will be as safe and comfortable as possible,” the property added in a Facebook post published on Tuesday (July 14).
Like with other Nevada casinos, the crowd on the gaming floor will be restricted to 50 percent of the capacity as determined by building and fire officials. Visitors will see other health and safety precautions in place, too. Among these are the required wearing of face masks, except when eating meals or consuming beverages. Social distancing will be in effect.
Guests can select from several reopened restaurants in September, such as Bacio, Oakville, Red Lotus, Robert Irvine’s Public House, and Starbucks. The property’s food court will also resume operations then.
The Las Vegas Sun reported that a Tropicana hotel room for two adults on Sept. 5 will cost $139, without fees and taxes, based on online information. But guests in September will not see live entertainment, nor will there be conventions or tournaments, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Previously this summer, an unspecified of employees at the Tropicana, who had been furloughed, were notified permanent layoffs are possible sometime later this year, the Review-Journal said.
Penn National’s other casino in southern Nevada, M Resort, resumed limited operations on June 4. Many Las Vegas gaming properties reopened in June.
Penn National Sold Tropicana’s Real Estate to a REIT
Earlier this year, Penn National announced the sale of the real estate of the Tropicana to GLPI. It is a real estate investment trust.
The transaction was for $307.5 million in rent credits.
GLPI was spun off from Penn National. The REIT owns the property assets of 44 casinos and related establishments and counts the Penn as its largest tenant.
Borgata To Reopen in Atlantic City Later This Month
Elsewhere, on Tuesday, the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey, announced it will reopen to the general public on July 26 after months of shuttering. The MGM Resorts property is the last Atlantic City casino to welcome back guests.
Later this month, visitors to the Borgata can eat or consume drinks at its outdoor beer and food truck garden or at The Water Club. Top M life Rewards loyalty members will have access to an outdoor dining area.