For decades, the El Cortez Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas has been known for single-deck blackjack.

Danielle Richards was taking packages out of her car recently, wearing a face mask as she always does in public these days.

Danielle Richards was taking packages out of her car recently, wearing a face mask as she always does in public these days.

The bucket hat may be back – searches have gone up by 36% since last month (according to Lyst) while there has been a 51% increase in searches on eBay – but it never really went away.

When Frankie Brown headed home after a hard day’s work at Circus Circus, she didn’t realize it would be the last time for months.

Many players are waiting in lines for up to an hour or more to get the chance to gamble at gaming properties after months of shuttering. Some queues number in the hundreds and are made worse by reduced capacity in properties, which are part of the effort to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission.

Don’t put a fork in buffets quite yet. Their attraction for tourists make them a sure bet to return. UNLV professor Amanda Belarmino, who teaches strategic management at the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, tells News 3 LV that buffets could swap out the free-for-all for a butler approach to getting food, with dishes brought to the table and fewer seats to maintain social distancing.

The famed all-you-can-eat buffets and nightclubs will be gone. It is unknown when big conventions, live shows and sports events will return.