Casino Closed In New York

Sands chairman pledges to follow Adelson’s vision — and look at Texas, New York By Richard N. Velotta / RJ January 27, 2021 - 9:24 am January 27, 2021 - 9:09 pm. Bars and restaurants at New York State casinos are required to close at 10 pm every night under new COVID-19 restrictions. Andrew Cuomo (D), seen here, gestures during a recent media briefing.

Last updated Jan. 12.

The uncontrollable spread of COVID-19 has made it very difficult for the US casino industry to function in most states. Across the country, casinos are limiting the number of customers on their floors or are closing their doors to casual and experts bettors in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Casinos were particularly hard hit in the spring, when most were forced to shutter. On March 19, the American Gaming Associationissued a release on the crisis. AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said:

With a spike of coronavirus cases in the fall and winter of 2020, casinos are once again being forced to shut down in many states. Most casinos remain open in some respect, but that will likely change.

Though many gamblers will turn to horse betting, online casinos and online poker, our staff at PlayUSA wants to keep you up to date with a list of casino properties that have suspended operations in the wake of this global pandemic.

Alabama casinos

Wind Creek casinos in the state are open with some restrictions.

Arizona casinos

Most Arizona casinos are open subject to general COVID restrictions in the state. Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort is currently closed.

Arkansas casinos

Arkansas casinos are open, with some restrictions.

Latest report on Arkansas casinos here.

California casinos

California is currently under a stay-at-home order and capacity restrictions in most regions. However, most California tribal casinos are currently open with a variety of restrictions that don’t always line up with state guidelines. More on that here.

Colorado casinos

Casinos in Colorado mostly remain open, but some such as Ute Mountain Casino Hotel have opted to close temporarily. Table games are shut down in some other casinos. More on that at PlayColorado.

Connecticut casinos

The state’s two casinos, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort, are both open with restrictions. As of the week of Dec. 1, Foxwoods announced even further restrictions and temporary closing of some hotel areas.

Latest report on casinos in Connecticut here.

Delaware casinos

The three Delaware casinos are currently open with some restrictions

• Delaware Park
• Dover Downs
• Harrington Casino and Raceway

Florida casinos

All of Florida’s casinos are currently open with varying restrictions.

Idaho casinos

Most Idaho casinos remain open.

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Illinois casinos

All casinos in Illinois remain closed as of Nov. 20 under an order from Gov. JB Pritzker. Visit PlayIllinois for more updates.

Indiana casinos

Indiana casinos mostly remain open, with some restrictions. Visit PlayIndiana for more updates.

Iowa casinos

All Iowa casinos are currently open, but with restrictions.

More on casinos in Iowa here.

Kansas casinos

Kansas casinos remain open for now.

Kentucky racing

There are no casinos in Kentucky.

Louisiana casinos

Most Louisiana casinos remain open, but at limited capacity.

More information here on casinos in Louisiana.

Maine casinos

Maine casinos are open but must close earlier than usual due to a curfew that has been set by the Governor. The curfew currently does not have a set end date. More on casinos in Maine here.

Maryland casinos

Maryland casinos are open, with restrictions. However, infections in Maryland via casinos have drawn some scrutiny.

Massachusetts casinos

Massachusetts’ three casinos — Plainridge Park, MGM Springfield, and Encore Boston Harbor — are all open, with restrictions. More from PlayMA here.

Michigan casinos

Michigan’s three commercial casinos have reopened after being closed for the second time around.

• MGM Grand
• Greektown Casino
• MotorCity Casino

Some tribal casinos have also closed their doors for now.

Minnesota casinos

Native American tribes with casinos remain open for now, with restrictions. More here.

Mississippi casinos

All 26 of the state’s casinos remain open.

Missouri casinos

Missouri casinos are all open, with varying restrictions.

Montana casinos

Some of Montana’s tribal casinos are closed. There are restrictions that limit capacity in casinos in the state.

Nevada casinos

Casinos in the state and in Las Vegas remain largely open, but at reduced capacity. These include Palazzo, for example, where rooms are closed seven days a week but the casino floor remains open. The Mirage began a full-scale mid-week closures to its hotel, casino and all amenities on Jan. 4. More from PlayNevadahere and more on Las Vegas specifically can be found here.

New Hampshire casinos

There is no word yet on when casinos in New Hampshire will reopen.

New Jersey casinos

Atlantic City casinos continue to stay open, with restrictions. Of course, online casinos in New Jersey, are still running.

New Mexico casinos

Worsening conditions in New Mexico have led to almost all casinos being closed. More here.

New York casinos

All New York casinos, both commercial and tribal, remain open for now.

North Carolina casinos

The only two casinos in North Carolina, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino are currently open.

North Dakota casinos

Tribal casinos are generally open in North Dakota, although it is on a case by case basis.

Ohio casinos

Ohio casinos remain open, but are subject to a curfew.

Oklahoma casinos

Almost all Oklahoma casinos are currently open.

Oregon casinos

Most tribal casinos in Oregon remain open, with restrictions. Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City is one that has closed temporarily.

Pennsylvania casinos

PA casinos were allowed to re-open as of Jan. 4 after a short closure period, and most did in fact re-open that day or in subsequent days. River Casino Philadelphia remains closed at least untill Jan. 15. Updates From PlayPennsylvania here.

Rhode Island casinos

The two Rhode Island casinos, Twin River Casino in Lincoln and Tiverton, re-opened on Dec. 21.

South Dakota casinos

Many South Dakota casinos have closed because of worsening COVID cases in the state, but a few remain open.

Texas casinos

Texas casinos are currently open.

Washington casinos

The state’s tribal casinos all remain open with restrictions.

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West Virginia casinos

All five of West Virginia’s casinos remain open, with restrictions.

Wisconsin casinos

Tribal casinos are open or closed on a case by case basis. More here.

Wyoming casinos

Wyoming casinos are currently closed.

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Atlantic City casinos remain closed because of the coronavirus

After years of ups and downs, Atlantic City's casinos are facing another setback. All nine of them remain closed because of the coronavirus and most of the people who worked in them have lost their jobs.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – After years of ups and downs, Atlantic City’s casinos are facing another setback.

All nine of them remain closed because of the coronavirus and most of the people who worked in them have lost their jobs.

“It’s very quiet out here,” said Scott Heath, a food server at Caesars.

Heath said he’s worked in the city’s casinos for 40 years, but he’s not used to seeing the area so desolate.

“There’s no traffic. On a day like this, you would have traffic. You would have the jitneys operational going both ways. Yeah, it’s very eerie,” Heath said.

Scott Heath has worked in the city's casinos for 40 years.

The casinos have been closed for nearly nine weeks – the longest closure in Atlantic City’s history.

“When we closed in the past, it’s been for a short time. When we closed for [Hurricane] Sandy and the state budget not being approved, we were closed for less than a week,” said Steve Callender, the president of the Casino Association of New Jersey.

According to the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement, over 26,000 people worked in Atlantic City’s casinos as of March 1, and most of them have been laid off.

“Certainly, the most unique time in my 40-plus-year career,” said Jim Allen, the chairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole Gaming.

Allen said it could take a while for the city to recover financially.

All nine casinos have been closed for nearly nine weeks – the longest closure in Atlantic City’s history.

“It’s going to be a very, very slow and gradual process of coming back. I do think that the long-term recovery could be close to a year,” Allen said.

The American Gaming Association estimated the casino closures have been costing Atlantic City $540 million a month.

But, according to Allen, safety has remained the top priority. “This is not about just making money; this is about being very cautious. We are dealing with human life here.”

With no reopening date in sight, industry experts have been preparing for the future once the state gives casinos the green light to open their doors.

“The casino is going to be much different than people are used to seeing it,” Callender said. “If you’re playing slots or tables, you won’t sit next to someone you that don’t know. The employees will all be wearing masks.”

And, forget those casino crowds.

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Atlantic City's casinos remain closed with no reopening date set.

“It literally could be anywhere from 20 percent of capacity, but certainly no greater than 50 percent,” Allen said.

Heath asserted that he’s used to change in the area. “There’s been a lot of ups and downs.”

This was the fifth time the casinos in Atlantic City have closed.

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“We always come back, and I am confident that we will, that we will persevere. We’re pretty strong here,” Heath said.