A year after the Coronavirus restrictions and lock-downs began, New Jersey and Nevada casinos are excited to welcome back half the guests they are usually allowed. First, in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy is allowing increased indoor capacity at Atlantic City nine casinos via an Executive Order. They will be allowed to operate at 50% occupancy beginning the morning of March 19th. Meanwhile in Nevada, Governor Steve Sisolak and his “Roadmap to Recovery” will also allow Vegas casinos and others in the state to increase capacity limits 50% occupancy starting today. New Jersey’s neighbor to the north, New York, quickly…

The reopening of New York casinos will be considered on an ‘individual basis’ according to Governor Andrew Cuomo. The state will take a regional approach, Cuomo said, with least affected regions opening earlier than their downstate counterparts. The specifics surrounding the opening of casinos in New York may fall under the “attractive nuisances” reference he made, where they pose a potentially dangerous situation by attracting people to them from outside the New York region, and then overwhelm the people in that region. “When the state and health organizations feel that the plan meets the necessary standards and protocols, we look…

Residents are not eager to have a full-scale New York casinos in the five boroughs. And if new casinos are built upstate, most city residents say they would not be interested in visiting. But a majority of city voters support a ballot measure to allow as many as seven casinos in New York State, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll. The finding is good news for supporters of expanded gambling in the state, including Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. New York City is home to about 40 percent of the state’s registered voters, and Election Day turnout in the…

From Times Union – The gaming industry is optimistic voters will approve Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s casino expansion plan in November — despite almost no promotion by the governor. “I can tell you this referendum is going to pass,” said James Featherstonhaugh, president of the New York Gaming Association, on Wednesday. Featherstonhaugh refused to disclose why he has reversed his earlier pessimism, https://www.thisweekingambling.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpalthough he said the blueprint negotiated by the state Legislature and Cuomo is fair. He is part owner of Saratoga Casino and Raceway, a racino in Saratoga Springs. Private polls are turning up strong support, others in the gaming industry said. Featherstonhaugh’s comments…