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Cuomo says update on reopening NY casinos coming this week
Updated 6:18 PM; Today 12:59 PM
Slot machines at del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre, Seneca County. SYRSYR
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’ll have an announcement this week on commercial casinos, one of the very few businesses that remain completely shuttered since the coronaviruspandemic hit months ago.
Cuomo has been criticized for excluding the state’s four commercially run casinos from any reopening efforts, even as gambling establishments run by Native American nations have reopened.
Casino owners have warned the delayed reopening effort could cost the state 5,000 jobs.
“We’re trying to find a balance,” Cuomo said today during a conference call with reporters. “I understand people’s anger and frustration. I do.”
But like with malls, movie theaters and other businesses that attract large groups, Cuomo said he’s worried about lack of social distancing and recirculating air in large spaces.
Yet he said he gets frustrations from people who are waiting to get back to their jobs. Most casino workers have been furloughed.
“I understand their point,” Cuomo said. “I understand the economic reality, I understand the feeling that you see other things, other places opening up. But you still can’t get back to work.”
The state’s four commercial casinos and 11 “racinos” and video gaming parlors have been closed since March. The Native casinos aren’t bound by state law, but they are voluntarily following coronavirus precautions like frequent sanitizing, mandatory face coverings for staff and customers, and social distancing.
Vernon Downs has ended its racing season early.
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