Casinos in Niagara Falls reopen to public with safety measures

Casinos successful the Niagara Region volition reopen connected Friday aft being closed for astir a twelvemonth and a fractional owed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the Ford government’s 3rd measurement successful a reopening plan, indoor venues similar casinos, museums, aquariums, landmarks, galleries, fairs and amusement parks tin erstwhile again instrumentality connected customers astatine 50 per cent capacity.

Both Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara successful Niagara Falls volition beryllium backmost successful concern with carnal distancing, masks, constricted gaming and caller information measures, including barriers betwixt machines.

Both volition beryllium reopening gaming floors, which see slots, cafés and bars. However, astir gaming tables volition beryllium closed until July 30, with the objection of those offering physics games.

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“At this time, array games and the poker country volition not beryllium disposable astatine Casino Niagara. As we advancement done re-opening these offerings volition beryllium evaluated,” Casino Niagara said successful a connection connected its reopening.

The casinos are accepting currency but encouraging contactless methods of outgo (tapping recognition oregon debit cards) to summation safety.

Performances astatine some facilities are inactive paused.

Prior to the pandemic, an estimated 4,000 radical combined were employed astatine the casinos. About 1,000 were called backmost to enactment past week.