Shut down the next day
The Towers Casino in Grass Valley, California was open for card games on Monday despite the state order forbidding them from doing so. The very next day, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order for the venue to shut down its operations, according to the facility’s employees.
The Towers Casino in Grass Valley, California was open for card games on Monday despite the state order forbidding them from doing so. The very next day, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order for the venue to shut down its operations, according to the facility’s employees.
It is unclear if further action will be taken by the authorities against the owners of this casino.
In the six-table poker room, there were three tables open for cash games. The Monday reopening of the card room was announced through the casino’s social media, with an image of one of its games making its way onto Twitter:
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- Towers Casino and Card Room in Grass Valley announced on their website and via social media on Monday that would be allowing people to come inside and play poker and California blackjack, so long as the patrons wore masks or other face coverings and respected physical distancing policies. Pictures posted online Monday and Tuesday, though, show.
Disregarding state orders
While California’s Nevada County was given approval to move more quickly through phase two of the state’s reopening plans, the permission does not cover casinos such as Towers Casino. Thus, the reason for the forced closure.
Phase two only covers malls, dine-in restaurants, and child care centers once certain guidelines are followed. There are four phases in total as part of the state’s reopening plan, with the likes of card rooms and casinos able to open in phase three. There is no clear indication yet of when phase three will be launched.
it must adhere to the rules of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Gambling Control
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Towers Casino is not a tribal facility and is licensed by the California Gambling Control Commission. Therefore, it must adhere to the rules of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Gambling Control.
Tribal casinos exempt
There are some tribal casinos in the state that are ready to open for business. Governor Newsom urged these tribal facilities to remain closed, but acknowledged that they do have the right to open. This is because they are on sovereign land, making them exempt from local and state government orders.
Health and safety policies
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While Towers Casino has posted signs informing patrons of sanitizing policies and it is evident in the above photo that the players are all wearing masks, it does not appear that there was much social distancing at the poker table.
Some locals were happy that the facility had reopened. Kindra Nelson told Sacramento’s CBS13:
I’d feel safe going anywhere and if I don’t I’d wear a mask and gloves.”
As per the Towers Casino website, all workers are to follow strict health and safety guidelines. This includes sanitizing all chips once they have been cashed in, as well as regularly sanitizing cup holders and the railings of the table games after each person has left the table.
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Major casino companies have been publishing their own extensive health and safety plans for reopening. MGM Resorts International, for instance, has a seven-point plan, and both Las Vegas Sands and Caesars Entertainment have also released their new protocols in recent weeks.