McDevitt said 60% of his union members had been scheduled to return to work this week. Nevada casinos reopened nearly a month earlier than those in New Jersey, with many of the same health protocols: temperatures checks for guests and workers, mandated masks after being optional for a time, and hand sanitizer stations. 2 gambling market behind Nevada in terms of annual gambling revenue. “We would like to be full-bore open we’re just not there yet.”īefore the pandemic, Atlantic City had started to regain its groove, reclaiming its former spot at the nation’s No.

Murphy said Tuesday casinos will just have to endure a new reality until conditions improve. Hard Rock, like the other eight casinos, had been making reopening plans that included smoking, drinking and indoor dining as integral. “This is a 180-degree turnaround,” he said. Jim Allen, president of Hard Rock International, said that as of Tuesday morning, the company still planned to reopen its Atlantic City casino Thursday but that no final decision had been made. The Resorts, Ocean, Tropicana and Golden Nugget casinos said they will reopen Thursday as planned. On Tuesday, casino executives huddled in staff meetings, looking for more information and trying to decide whether it made sense to reopen at all. Instead, it will wait until conditions are more favorable. The top-performing casino, the Borgata, almost immediately folded what it saw as a losing hand, announcing it was scrapping its reopening plans for the immediate future. But that was before they knew they could not let their customers smoke, drink alcohol or anything else, or eat inside the casinos. Many casinos had planned to reopen Thursday, the first day the state will let them. “I really don’t even think they should open.

“No booze? No one’s coming,” said Bob McDevitt, president of a casino employees union. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor

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