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Originally Posted by Mench
Has anyone heard anything, perhaps from dealers you know? I am wondering if the poker room will even reopen, or if the spaces will be repurposed like other casinos have done (e.g., Parx, Encore).
The dealers and employees don't have any info. It's the governor that said a couple weeks ago he's keeping movie theaters and casinos closed until the state can review how they can "safely reopen" (any 10 or 11 year old in today's world knows how they can safely reopen - wear a mask, reduce occupancy limits, and social distance unless tables have plexiglass dividers).
Parx only put in slots temporarily to keep people spread out, they assured it's not removing poker. In PA the governor there also said no poker until further notice.
It's not March anymore when our great gov't infectious disease officials forecasted millions of ppl dying, which was the reason for the original shut down, which was over exaggerated. Everyone was lead to believe, in the early days of the pandemic, that if you catch it you have a good chance of dying but that is no longer the case. We know the true mortality rate is much lower than originally thought, and 99% of ppl that catch the virus survive, with most not even knowing they have it. Also, a large portion of deaths happened in nursing homes when our same governor, the one who's so concerned about ppl catching it in a casino, sent elderly patients who tested positive for the virus into nursing homes which infected and killed a lot of other residents. Go figure.
I've been playing at MDL and MGM in MD, the games are 7 handed and a week or so ago we had over 300 ppl on waiting lists. It's only 3.5hrs and there are a lot of good hotel options right outside the property. I've been playing there over 3 weeks and never heard about anyone getting sick there.