As of July 2, Atlantic Metropolis casinos are again in enterprise after New Jersey shut them down in March as a result of coronavirus considerations.
Of town’s 9 casinos, 5—Golden Nugget, Arduous Rock, Ocean, Resorts, and Tropicana—are reopening on Thursday. Bally’s, Caesars, and Harrah’s observe on Friday. After delaying its deliberate reopening on the final minute, the Borgata will stay closed in the meanwhile.
Issues contained in the casinos shall be rather a lot completely different than earlier than the pandemic—and one of many largest adjustments was handed down simply this week, when New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an govt order on Monday pausing the resumption of indoor eating within the state’s eating places.
Enacted in response to spiking an infection charges throughout the nation (although not in New Jersey, the place instances have gone down considerably since their scary peak within the spring), the extension of the ban on indoor consuming and ingesting despatched Atlantic Metropolis casinos scrambling to replace reopening plans and prevented the companies from rehiring servers and bartenders who had anticipated to return to work, in accordance with the Related Press.
Now, guests won’t be allowed to eat or drink something contained in the casinos. Eating places can solely provide takeout that should be eaten outside or in resort rooms. Bars on the seashore and the Boardwalk shall be allowed to function with social distancing.
The governor additionally imposed a ban on smoking inside casinos.
In any other case, the protection measures adopted by Atlantic Metropolis resorts are just like these in Las Vegas.
Friends should put on masks inside public areas and get temperatures checked to enter a on line casino. House owners promise to provide additional cleansing consideration to visitor rooms, loos, and continuously touched surfaces on on line casino flooring. Obtainable slot machines are staggered, and, in lots of instances, plastic boundaries divide gamers at desk video games.
Outdoors, many seashores are open; the Atlantic Metropolis tourism web site maintains an inventory of accessible choices. Takeout eating places, bars, and a few loos are accessible alongside the Boardwalk. The Metal Pier amusement park is working once more, too.
Keep away from crowds when visiting any of the above websites and please, we’re begging you within the identify of all that’s holy, put on a masks.
