Tourists Still Braved the Thick Smoke
In 2020, a relatively down year given the whole deadly pandemic, South Lake Tahoe’s casinos brought in $182 million. They’re on track for a bounceback this year, though, with revenue up 56% compared to 2020.
Despite the risks of an encroaching fire, the AP report from South Lake Tahoe found at least some visitors were content to stay put and enjoy the city’s indoor offerings:
Sitting at a slot machine near a window looking out at cars driving through the haze on Lake Tahoe Boulevard, Ramona Trejo said she and her husband would stay for their 50th wedding anniversary, as planned.
Trejo, who uses supplemental oxygen due to respiratory problems, said her husband wanted to keep gambling.
“I would want to go now,” she said.
