Bar owners plan to file lawsuit against state

Some fifty bar owners in Nevada are joining together to file a lawsuit against the state, saying they feel targeted and singled out.

THEY SELL FOOD, BUT A LOT OFBARS SAY THAT IS SIMPLY NOTENOUGH TO KEEP THEM AFLOAT.NOT HAVING BAR TOPS OPEN MEANSNOT BEING ABLE TO USE THESEGAMES, WHICH CAN ACCOUNT FOR ASMUCH AS 80% OF THEIR PROFITS.NOW, MANY BAR OWNERS ACROSSTOWN ARE COMING TOGETHER TOFILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THESTATE."IT IS GOING TO DEVASTATE OURFUTURE, BUT WE WILL COME BACKSTRONGER." AMY VANDERMARK,OF DISTILL AND REMEDY BARSWHICH HAVE 11 LOCATIONS ACROSSTOWN, SAYS BY ORDERING THESHUTDOWN OF BAR TOPS,BUSINESSES ALSO LOSE OUT ONGAMING - AN INDUSTRY LEFTUNTOUCHED BY GOVERNOR SISOLAK."WE REALLY FEEL LIKE THERE'S AALSO LOSE OUT ON GAMING - ANINDUSTRY LEFT UNTOUCHED BYGOVERNOR SISOLAK."WE REALLY FEEL LIKE THERE'S ATARGET ON OUR BACK.WE SEE THAT CASINOS ARE STILLHAVING THE ABILITY TO BE OPENAND FUNCTION AND WE FEEL WE DIDEVERYTHING WE WERE ASKED TO DOAND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUTWHY WE'RE BEING TARGETED." THATWHY DISTILL AND REMEDY AREJOINING SOME 50 BARS ACROSS THECITY IN FILING A LAWSUITAGAINST THE STATE.THEIR DEMANDS?

"WHAT COULD WEHAVE DONE TO LIMIT OCCUPANCY ATTHE BAR TOP?

WHAT FURTHERACTIONS COULD WE DO TO MAINTAINSOCIAL DISTANCING AND ENHANCEDCLEANING AND EVERYONE'S SAFETYWHILE STILL ALLOWING YOUR LOCALBAR TO OPERATE LIKE A LOCALBAR." AS FOR THOSE LOCALS WHOLOVE THEIR LOCAL BAR, WELL,THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED TOO.JOSE SAYS HE'S DOING EVERYTHINGRIGHT AND HE FEELS THE BAR ISTOO."WHEN I FIRST WALK IN, OFCOURSE I WEAR A MASK.I FEEL VERY SAFE IN HERE.I SEE THEM SANITIZE ALL THETIME BUT I ALWAYS HAVE MY HANDSANITIZER AND I MAKE SUREEVERYONE ELSE IS DOING THEIRPART TOO." THE BAR OWNERS ARENOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THISLAWSUIT WILL BE FILED.THEY ARE WORKING WITH A LAWFIRM TO GET IT DRAFTED RIGHTNOW.THE OWNER OF BRANDO'S SPORTSBAR SAYS HE IS NOT PLANNING TOJOIN THE LAWSUIT, THAT FOR NOWREPORTING JACKIE KOSTEK 13ACTION NEWSJUST IN TONIGHT..PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HASCOMMUTEDTHE 40-MONTH PRISON SENTENCE...OF HIS LONG TIME FRIEND ROGER