These 'mini-casinos' are not allowed to be within 25 of Pennsylvania's Category 1, 2 or 3 casinos. The new location in Shippensburg will become Pennsylvania’s fourth Category 4 casino on February 3.Īccording to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Category 4 are considered “satellite casinos,' and are allowed to operate 300-750 slot machines and a maximum of 30 table games. The only casino that has not reopened in Pennsylvania is Rivers Casino in Philadelphia, as the city has halted the resumption of many green-phase activities until August 1, 2020.Cumberland County’s first casino’s opening is in the final countdown after Parx Casino confirmed the ceremony will take place in three weeks. I feel okay,” Greth said.Īs of July 2, 2020, the casino is also temporarily suspending indoor smoking “in order to support mask-wearing mandates at all Pennsylvania casinos.” Geneva Greth says she is happy to get back to a sense of normalcy and isn’t worried about being in a public venue. They’re being cleaned throughout the day on a continuous schedule,” says Director of Advertising and Public Relations Carrie Nork Minelli. “All of the machines including the plexiglass barriers, chips, cards.

Parx Casino is taking all of these new protocols very seriously. The casino is also requiring face masks for all guests and employees and increasing game floor cleaning. Among the changes include plexiglass barriers between slot machines and at table games, reducing the seating capacity from six players to four. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released COVID-19 reopening guidelines in May that mandate casinos completely change how they operate. Thermal camera technology will alert team members to anyone with a temperature over 100.4 degrees. Parx Casino is requiring all employees and guests to submit to a temperature screening once they walk through the doors. I’m all for it,” Tyesha Denise Wilson said. Of course, we have to practice the new normal.

Parx Casino reopened their doors with restrictions on June 26, 2020, making it the eleventh of 12 casinos to open in Pennsylvania, and people are excited to be back.

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