The Coeur d’Alene casino in Idaho will reopen to the public on May 1 and will be one of the first to reopen in the United States since advisory coronavirus lockdown measures were introduced.
Health measures will be put into place at the Coeur d’Alene to minimize the risk of transmitting coronavirus once gaming resumes. Every casino visitor or guest will have to bring and wear a mask covering their nose and mouth due to the casino having a limited supply. The casino will also implement strict social distancing, while cleaning of all gaming areas will be ramped up.
“The health and safety of our community is always our highest priority and through this pandemic, we have relied on facts to guide our decisions, not fear. We made the difficult decision to enact an early stay home order and shut down the casino, which is an essential tribal operation that keeps many of our other vital programs running. Our swift and deliberate actions worked to keep our community safe. Based on local trends and the consistently low number of confirmed cases in the region, we believe we can safely start to reopen the reservation,” Ernie Stensgar, chairman of Coeur d’Alene Tribe, said in a Facebook statement.
