properties have been shuttered since mid-March. The national trade group, which represents the $240 billion U.S casino industry, has been tracking casino closures on its website over the past year. Others have shuttered their doors permanently.Ī spokeswoman for the American Gaming Association said a majority of the country’s closed commercial casinos are located in Nevada. Some are holding out for looser operating restrictions or more foot traffic. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) year after Nevada’s commercial casinos were ordered to shut down, 13 remain in the dark. Barricades block the entrance to the closed Palms in Las Vegas Wednesday, March 10, 2021.