EXCLUSIVE: Thanks, Joe! Las Vegas reverts to its former glory as thousands hit the strip over the weekend to spend their $1,400 stimulus checks after Nevada Rolls Back Restrictions
- The Las Vegas Strip nearly reverted to its former glory after Nevada rolled back its COVID-19 restrictions, allowing casinos, bars, and restaurants to reopen at 50 percent capacity
- Although some health restrictions have been eased, Nevada is still enforcing a mask mandate – but not everyone is sticking to it
The huge crowds that swarmed the
Las Vegas Strip on its first weekend after reopening had one message: Thanks Joe!
Thousands of people descended on Sin City over the weekend after
Nevada governor Steve Sisolak relaxed his state's stay at home order to allow casinos, bars and restaurants to reopen at 50 per cent capacity.
Many of the revelers told DailyMail.com they had taken the opportunity to blow their $1,400
stimulus checks on a weekend of partying – while hotels took advantage by hiking prices to pre-pandemic levels.
Sin City's back! Thousands of people flocked to the Las Vegas Strip over the weekend amid Nevada's reopening of bars, casinos, and restaurants at 50 per cent capacity
The city's reopening has given tourists and workers a taste of normalcy after a year of pandemic lockdown orders. Brazilian photo girls Vanessa Leite (left) 35, and Jessica Gouveia (right) 29, told DailyMail.com: 'This weekend has been great. It feels like things are back to normal. It's so much better than last year'
Covid US: Las Vegas Strip reopens as Nevada Governor rolls back restrictions | Daily Mail Online