Tag Archives: Reopening
Italy – Campione d’Italia Casino currently unable to guarantee December 31 reopening
Preparations to reopen the casino in the Italian enclave of Campione d’Italia by the end of the year are ongoing with meetings between the trade unions, the casino’s owners Campione d’Italia Casino and the delegate judge of the Court of Como all hoping to fix a firm reopening date. The CEO of the Campione d’Italia…
New Zealand – SkyCity to reopen Hamilton and Queenstown casinos
SkyCity Entertainment expects to reopen its casino and entertainment facilities in Hamilton and Queenstown from September 8 2021, following an announcement by the New Zealand Government on that the COVID-19 Alert Level for New Zealand, excluding Auckland, will move to Alert Level 2 from September 7 2021. SkyCity will reopen its Hamilton and Queenstown properties…
Canada – Niagara Casinos says performance on reopening has ‘exceeded expectations’
Having been closed for 16 months, Niagara Casinos’ has said that pent up demand has seen its performance on reopening ‘exceed expectations.’ The operator of the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara, said that due to capacity limitations, its casinos can only allow in 3,300, down from 11,000 at Fallsview and 1,900, instead of…
Portugal – All Portuguese casinos now cleared to reopen
The Portuguese casino sector has now reopened completely with casinos in areas deemed ‘high-risk’ such as Lisbon and Porto also opening their doors. Players have to show a vaccination certificate or negative Covid-19 test to enter. An order published by the Minister of Economy said: “The establishments offering games of chance, casinos, bingo halls or…
Chile – Chile’s casinos to reopen when localities reach Phase 2 of Step by Step plan
Most of Chile’s casinos are now preparing to reopen following the latest guidelines published by President Sebastián Piñera and the Chilean Ministry of Health (Minsal). A Step by Step plan will kick-off on July 15 with casinos reopening with limited capacity and sanitary measures in Phase 2. Casinos located in areas determined in Steps 2…
Canada – Casinos across British Columbia prepare for July 1 reopening
Having been shut since March of last year, almost 20 casinos and a dozen community gaming centres in British Columbia will be able to reopen on July 1. Before the pandemic, BC casinos generated more than $1.3bn a year in GGR and employed more than 37,000 people in the province. Great Canadian Gaming Corp. will…
Italy – Casino di Campione gets all-clear for reopening by end of the year
Having been closed for three years, Casino di Campione, the economic heartbeat of Campione d’Italia, has been given the all-clear to reopen on the shores of Lake Lugano by the end of the year. The green light follows a decision by the bankruptcy court of Como to approve a financial plan by the property’s management…
Germany – Westspiel reopens table gaming in all its casinos
German casino group Westspiel has been offering the classic table games again in Aachen, Bad Oeynhausen and Bremen since June 14. The casinos in Dortmund and Duisburg opened their gaming tables to visitors on June 16. After the casino guests were able to challenge their luck in slot machines and semi-live games over the past…
France – Two Parisian gaming clubs to stay shut until COVID-restrictions are lifted
Two Parisian clubs have opted not to reopen in the current COVID-restricted climate with one explaining ‘gaming must remain a pleasure.’ The Pierre Charron Club has confirmed it didn’t reopen on June 9 with the Montmartre club also making the same decision. The Pierre Charron Club stated: “Every day we measure our players’ eagerness to…
