LAS VEGAS, NV (KXNT) - Sahara Las Vegas has the dubious distinction of becoming the first property on the Las Vegas Strip to receive a regulatory complaint related to coronavirus safety protocols.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board issued the complainton Wednesday, alleging the Strip resort failed to comply with social distancing requirements.
The two-count complaint details the resort’s hosting of a lunch event of more than the allowed 50 participants as well as a failure to enforce social distancing requirements at table games and slot machines.
Sahara officials acknowledged the wrongdoing and say they have corrected the problems
The property’s punishment will be decided by the Nevada Gaming Commission. That punishment could range from a fine all the way up to the revocation of the business license.