Effective on April 5, those venues will be able to operate at the same hours they did prior to the start of the pandemic a year ago. Capacity limits, currently set at 25 percent, will remain in effect.<\/p>\n
The measure doesn\u2019t just impact the four upstate casino resorts, it also benefits the video lottery terminal facilities that operate across the state, including MGM Resorts International\u2019s Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway.<\/p>\n
Starting on April 5, it will resume its normal 10 am to 6 am operating hours. An Empire City spokesperson told Casino.org Thursday the racino will continue to adhere to MGM\u2019s COVID safety procedures, as well as all state guidelines.<\/p>\n
We are pleased the curfew for casinos will be lifted in the coming weeks, and that we will be able to return more of our team members to work,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cOur focus remains on maintaining health and safety protocols to ensure our guests continue to have a safe entertainment destination in Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
On Long Island, Delaware North\u2019s Jake\u2019s 58 Casino will return to its normal operating hours of 8 am to 4 am daily, Glen White, director of corporate communications for Delaware North told Casino.org.<\/p>\n
While the gaming floor will be open, the casino\u2019s restaurants will still close at 11 pm, White said, in accordance with Cuomo keeping the curfew in place for dining establishments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Support for mobile sports betting in New York appears to be at an all-time high. That\u2019s according to the latest poll from the Siena College Research Institute, which released its findings earlier this week. The poll finds 51 percent of registered voters support expanding sports betting in the state to include online options. Only 30 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":167817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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