However, casinos were forced to shut their doors until this Monday. Commercial casino owners in the Keystone State sent a joint letter to the governor a day before Wolf announced December restrictions, pleading him to keep the venues open.
The venues can welcome their guests but at a 50% occupancy limit in an attempt to continue to curb the spread of coronavirus.Īll casinos were forced to close in the state on December 12 in a bid to stop the rising coronavirus cases. Pennsylvania‘s 14 land-based casinos are have reopened as of Monday following weeks of closure due to the pandemic.Ī number of casinos in the Keystone State announced their plans to resume operation following the executive announcement, and have now reopened their doors from 8 AM ET on Monday, January 4. Posted in: Pennsylvania Gambling News, US Casino News