casino employees have rallied<\/a> at the Capitol in Albany and elsewhere, urging the governor to let them get back to work. A rally at the Capitol on Aug. 20 attracted about 50 protesters, some carrying signs as they marched during the midday event that lasted more than an hour. A Change.org petition calling for casinos to be reopened had about 3,900 signatures by Monday.<\/p>\nIn the weekend conference call with reporters, Cuomo said the state has been \u201ctrying to find a balance\u201d when it comes to reopenings, according to the Syracuse Post-Standard.<\/p>\n
A total of about 10,000 gaming employees work in the commercial casinos and video-only venues across the state, the state Gaming Association president told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\nKane said gaming venues upon reopening will implement safety protocols, including mask-wearing, social-distancing, and other measures.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur folks are prepared,\u201d he told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p>\nLow Infection Rate<\/h2>\n
Also this weekend, Cuomo announced that the coronavirus infection rate has been below 1 percent statewide for 23 straight days. Hospitalizations on Sunday dropped to 429, \u201ca new low since March 16,\u201d the governor said.<\/strong><\/p>\n“The state is doing extraordinarily well, and again, kudos to all New Yorkers, because there’s no mystery as to how this happens,\u201d Cuomo said. \u201cIt’s a social action and it’s the community of the people of the state of New York acting out of mutuality and concern for one another.\u201d<\/p>\n
Statewide, more than 30,000 New Yorkers have died from COVID-19 complications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With New York\u2019s governor saying he\u2019ll announce \u201cpositive\u201d news this week about casinos, workers are eager to have their jobs back, a New York Gaming Association official told Casino.org. The association represents eight video-only sites, such as racetracks, called \u201cracinos.\u201d Four commercial casinos also operate in the Empire State. They are not represented by the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":146777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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