“We live right down the road and like there really hasn’t been much to do since everything’s been shut down, so it gives us an opportunity to get out of the house and do something,” Hill said.īut gambling during a pandemic is going to look different, said David Strow, vice president of corporate communications for Boyd Gaming. Charles resident, said news of the Ameristar reopening flooded his Facebook feed, so he decided to come test his luck in a game of Texas Hold ’em with a friend. The entrance to the Ameristar on Monday afternoon featured a large traffic sign that read “Casino Open” in capital orange letters, and cars steadily streamed into the parking lot. Casinos in Illinois are also not allowed to reopen yet. Louis County, including Hollywood Casino in Maryland Heights and River City Casino in Lemay, must remain closed due to county restrictions spurred by the pandemic.
Louis are the only casinos reopening in the region Monday. The Missouri Gaming Commission is allowing all 13 casinos in the state to reopen this week, after more than two months of being closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Īmeristar Casino in St. For some Missourians, this week seemed like a fine time to place a few bets.
