UK land-based casinos can reopen 1 August

[The Buzz]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed today that land-based casinos can finally reopen in England on 1 August, in addition to bowling alleys, ice-skating rinks and close contact services at beauticians.

For next month's reopenings, each property will be required to implement strict social distancing guidelines. Players who visit the casinos must use hand sanitizer upon entering, and visitors will be asked to enter the building one at a time. Table capacity limits will be enforced and face coverings will be provided to guests who request one.

From The Sun:

From October, sports stadiums will be able to welcome back fans and conferences will be allowed to go ahead, as long as they are Covid-19 secure.This will include measures like social distancing and encouraging punters to carry out regular hand washing.

Unfortunately, Boris Johnson added that nightclubs, strip clubs and soft play areas will have to stay closed but this will be reviewed at a later date.

The announcement came during a sweeping speech where Boris unveiled a series of measures to get Britain working. They included:

Handing councils powers to shut pubs and cafés without going to Government first through "lightning lockdowns"
Insisting public transport is safe again as Brits can go back on trains and buses after coronavirus crash
Giving the NHS an extra £3billion so hospitals are "battle ready" for winter
Setting a target of 500,000 tests a day by the end of October
Putting a time frame on social distancing so the nation can finally have a hug

The government it yet to publish guidance on exactly what rules businesses will need to follow when they are allowed to reopen.

Following the U.K. government’s decision to give the green light to casinos to resume operations, the Betting and Gaming Council urged Scottish and Welsh governments to follow suit.

Read more here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/12150...reopen-august/

[Casino Gamerz]

Great news! ive missed my bowling!

[Pokerface]

This will be interesting to see what will happen. Here in Quebec casinos will be opening with many changes. Won't be rushing into any casinos in the immediate future.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-c...offs-1.5006345

[Nenad]

In some countries (non EU), local casinos and sports betting are and were working almost like there is no coronavirus. Why? Because the owners are very close to the authorities, and they are paying big money to them. They are not big casino names of course.

[Casino Gamerz]

Alot that had announced they were reopening are now delaying by a month

[drifter8]

Here in Bulgaria, most of the land-based casinos are opne few weeks back.

During the lock-down many people/ owners of such places have lost a lot and now is time to take what is theirs.

Always owners of brick-and-mortar are in deep and close relations with the governments.

[spinmaster]

I like the news when it's about that something will be reopened. People voted for Beauty salons (facial) mostly inside the article (42.3%) and casinos only 11.4%. The main requirement is a distance, so at the tables will sit through one.

[drifter8]

Distance and masks in closed spaces - this is the solution.

They can re-open anything, excluding discos - distance there is hard to be achieved

[mrchips]

It's a tricky one, because where the numbers rise there's a tendency to row back on opening. I wonder when we'll eventually be beyond the worst of this.

[newcustomeroffer]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed today that land-based casinos can finally reopen in England on 1 August, in addition to bowling alleys, ice-skating rinks and close contact services at beauticians.

For next month's reopenings, each property will be required to implement strict social distancing guidelines. Players who visit the casinos must use hand sanitizer upon entering, and visitors will be asked to enter the building one at a time. Table capacity limits will be enforced and face coverings will be provided to guests who request one.

From The Sun:

Following the U.K. government’s decision to give the green light to casinos to resume operations, the Betting and Gaming Council urged Scottish and Welsh governments to follow suit.

Read more here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/12150...reopen-august/

After that initial date of 1st August was put back at the 11th hour, looks like casinos are eventually opening tomorrow: https://www.igamingbusiness.com/news...nglish-casinos