“The hits just keep coming to the industry,” said Brendan Bussmann, director of government affairs for Las Vegas-based Global Market Advisors LLC.
Several casinos in Louisiana with Las Vegas ties have been dealt another blow - this time from Hurricane Laura.Ĭasinos in the area - and all over the country - were already reeling from the economic toll of the pandemic, which caused hotel-casinos to shutter their doors for months and to reopen with dampened visitation. A building that was damaged overnight by Hurricane Laura stands in Lake Charles, La., Thursday, Aug.