Casinos in New York to remain closed under Covid-19 restrictions
Tuesday 07 de July 2020 / 09:15
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(New York).- There is still no date for when casinos and movie theaters will be allowed to reopen in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said that casinos and movie theaters will continue to remain closed as the state reviews how they can safely reopen.
Casinos and movie theaters were originally thought to be included in phase four of the state’s reopening plan, which included the arts, entertainment, recreation and education industries.
But Cuomo and state officials have been revising some of those plans as the number of new cases of Covid-19 has increased sharply in some states around the country. Recent test results indicate New York has made significant progress in suppressing the spread of the coronavirus.
It's why the state is taking a measured approach even as casinos have started to reopen in other parts of the country. Atlantic City, New Jersey, opened its casinos over the weekend, and temperature checks, face masks, capacity limits and no smoking have become the norm.
Cuomo's plan has been to reopen the state by region and by industry — revising along the way. The uncertainty has become a big problem for businesses looking to plan ahead.
In Schenectady, Rivers Casino and Resort has been closed since March 16. The casino was forced to furlough most of its staff and substantially cut the salaries of those who remained.
Rivers is the largest tourist attraction in the Capital Region, and brought in more than 2 million visitors in 2019.
The casino has said that it is working on a comprehensive reopening plan that addresses crowd management, cleanliness, monitoring, isolation and social distancing once the casino is allowed to reopen.
The pandemic shutdowns have been devastating for small businesses and for workers. More than 2.5 million people in New York have filed an initial claim for unemployment since mid-March. And the unemployment rate for the Capital Region was 9.6% in May 2020, up from 3.3% in May 2019.
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