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Jul 7, 2020, 10:53 am

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storewanderer

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Originally Posted by ursine1

Certainly people realize that the world is larger than their everyday experience?

FYI: I live in Las Vegas. I work with multiple casinos and entertainment companies. I visit multiple locations (I "get on the ground and go out in the field") every day.

My experience with regards to mask compliance is significantly different than that reported here. From my observation, along with reports from friends & clients who work in casinos and retail stores, I'd estimate mask compliance now (following the state mandate which went in effect on June 26) at approximately 80% - 85%. For these purposes I'm calling non-compliant those with masks around their neck, below their chin for an extended time, or worn incorrectly (below their nose, etc.). I could tell multiple stories about confrontations I've witnessed (or been given reports of) between people refusing to wear a mask and casino security or store owners.

Las Vegas, per capita, represents a exceedingly larger portion of Nevada than the places others have referenced. So my anecdotal experience should trump those reports, right? Clearly, what I'm seeing is how it must be!

Do you see how stupid this is?

Anecdotal reports are not statistical data.

So I'll just go ahead and continue to trust the people whose job it is to monitor these things and collect the statistical data. If that aligns with my experience, great. If not, I'll accept that what I see is limited, and doesn't represent the big picture.

Turning back to data: It appears that compliance is improving, if only marginally. Southern Nevada showing 66% compliance on new mask policy, agency says (Before someone calls this article "highly biased" I'll point out that the RJ is owned by Sheldon Adelson's News + Media Capital Group, which falls well on the conservative side of things.)

FYI: The initial OSHA report referenced earlier was based on visits to grocery, home improvement and clothing stores, hair and nail salons and tattoo parlors, while the latest one included hotel-casino pools, a water park, bars, and gaming floors. OSHA also noted that in the most recent visits compliance was 82% in Northern Nevada and 75% in the South, a disparity which roughly aligns with the anecdotal reports here.

Pretty interesting the compliance is so poor down there. I don't know what the problem is... can't imagine it is the high temperature and inability to breathe with a mask on. Not really an excuse inside a building though. Don't a lot of the businesses in Las Vegas have security? Do they not enforce this? Security guards at CA businesses enforce mask rules. I can tell you not many people here are happy about a mask requirement but we are following it at least. Few businesses in Reno have security guards yet for some reason the rule is being followed here.

I have heard some reports from CA (specifically Placer County- suburbs of Sacramento) that mask compliance is poor (like less than 50%) in some stores there. No security in most of those stores like you'd see at the ones closer into Sacramento.

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