However, before walking into the facility precautions will take place for guests and workers. Table games and sports betting will not be available, per release.Īlthaus told MetroNews the slot machines closed will have chairs pulled so people know the slots are not available. Mardi Gras will reopen at 50 percent capacity per the state’s directive and will feature a reduced number of slots, live racing without spectators but with onsite wagering, and simulcast wagering. Justice’s reopening team and the West Virginia Lottery.” “We are pleased the state has approved our reopening plan, which we worked on with Gov.
“The health and safety of our guests and employees is our top priority, and our Play It Safe program is focused on that,” said Eric Althaus, general manager of Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in a release. The company also owns Wheeling Island Casino where the same procedures will be put into place. Mardi Gras Casino in Kanawha County is one of those facilities opening Friday and introduced an operating procedures plan called “Play It Safe” with its parent company Delaware North. The resorts will be doing so with precautions in place centered around Center for Disease Control guidelines, cleanings of high touchpoints throughout the day and deep cleanings of entire facilities overnight. Casinos around the Mountain State are reopening on Friday after nearly three months of being closed due to COVID-19.
