RE:News is NeededFor now, news of Vegas bouncing back to life is what I would call a 'leading indicator' that sales are strong. A new 4.3B megacasino, 3500 rooms, is opening Thursday.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/resorts-world-to-open-in-las-vegas-as-business-rebounds-after-covid-19-11624354202
"For April, using the most recent figures available, about 2.6 million people visited Las Vegas, about 73% of pre-pandemic visitation compared with April 2019 when the city welcomed 3.5 million visitors."
" MGM Resorts International Chief Executive Bill Hornbuckle said he expects that to be by the end of 2022. MGM, the biggest operator on the Strip, has 13 properties there. Mr. Hornbuckle said percentage hotel occupancies are in the mid-70s in the middle of the week and in the upper 90s, or sold out, on the weekends.
“The community, for the first time in a year, feels really healthy and really good in the business sense,” Mr. Hornbuckle said."