'We don't know how long this is going to last,' she said. Jeffries said she will apply for unemployment benefits from the state and could last a little while longer due to her savings, but said most of her colleagues live pay cheque to pay cheque. 'This is unprecedented compared to anything I've experienced in 40 years of working in the industry,' said Debra Jeffries, a cocktail server at Bally’s Las Vegas, owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp, who lost her job along with many others when casinos closed. How much that will help companies like Las Vegas Sands Corp, Wynn Resorts Ltd and MGM Resorts International is hard to tell. government's $2 trillion relief plan passed by Congress last week, according to the American Gaming Association. companies - are eligible to tap into a $454 billion financial assistance package for impacted businesses included in the U.S.

The state's casinos - alongside most other U.S.

In the United States, Nevada forced all casinos to close in mid-March, prompting mass layoffs. Macau's government has reported 41 cases of coronavirus but no deaths. They don’t separate the security, the visiting medical staff and us, what’s the point of being quarantined?” said a restaurant worker who identified himself only as Li, at a hotel designated for quarantine. “Many people in Macau can feel the government is helping,” said Tai Wai Hang, vice chairman of Macau’s Gaming Employees Home, a local labour group.Ĭasino workers' primary concern is being infected. Given the government's support, workers are not panicking about losing their jobs, at least yet.

Bigger operators like Sands and Galaxy would normally rake in $25 million in revenue a day. They are already feeling financial pain, spending between $1.5 million to $4 million each day just to stay open, according to analysts, as revenues approach zero. That puts additional pressure on Macau's casino operators - Sands China Ltd, Wynn Macau Ltd, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd, SJM Holdings Ltd and MGM China - as uncertainty looms over what the government will do ahead of the expiration of their operating licenses in 2022. Following that incident, Macau’s gaming regulator sent notices to all casinos warning them to maintain employment of their local staff, it said in an email to Reuters.

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