"This was early on when we had very few cases and whether to close them down or just to limit them, and in general we want to take the least restrictive actions," he said. A spokesman for Southland Casino’s parent company said it’s uncertain when the casino will reopen and that they will continue consulting officials. "More than a month ago, the governor and Smith exchanged messages on what to do about casinos. As this is a constantly evolving situation, Oaklawn will work closely with government officials and relevant health authorities in assessing when it will reopen the racing side to … ""I also knew that there were around 1,000 jobs at stake and if we closed the casinos then it would put people out of work," he said Wednesday in a written statement. The entrance to Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort remained closed to guests on Thursday. Asa Hutchinson said.

Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. "There are some activities that are just intrinsically higher-risk," Smith said. Oaklawn Park, which is scheduled to reopen its casino May 18 at 9:00 a.m., outlined the guidelines which will be implemented to facilitate the reopening process. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Gov. "While the main Saracen property will include a full slate of table game options, the Annex is comprised exclusively of slot machine gaming," he said in a written statement. We decided that public health concerns were paramount and that they needed to close for a time.

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"But just on the face of it, it was a major concern for me and in fact at one point, one of our [early] deaths was someone who had gone to Oklahoma to go to a casino, and that was the only identifiable risk factor," Smith said.He said this is why there is not a date set for state officials to announce a decision about whether to reopen the casinos.

"I am confident we will get there," the Republican governor said in a written statement late Wednesday afternoon.But at this time, the date for a decision on reopening the casinos will "depend upon the health data, the progress we make" and adjustments made by casinos, Hutchinson said.Department of Health Secretary Nate Smith said Wednesday in an interview, "I do have concerns about casinos just because they are particularly high-risk. The expanded casino is still on schedule to open in January/February, with an additional 28,000 square feet of even more thrilling slots, exciting table games, and a beautiful new high limits area. "There was concern that, if we shut down, people would just go across the state lines to another casino, [and] we've accomplished nothing," he said. "For example, we don't have a date on when we'll allow visitation to nursing homes. "For that reason, I inquired about options for operating the casinos with new guidelines. Now at the same time, Oklahoma did not largely because those [casinos] are in tribal nations. Then we can go further if needed? Arkansas's three casinos can reopen only when state officials are confident the spread of coronavirus is on the decline and the casino industry makes changes to protect the health of customers and staff, Gov. The casino … The hours of operation for the counter are Monday through Friday from 1 … "Oaklawn has no comment at this time," said Jennifer Hoyt, spokesman for Oaklawn.John L. Berrey, chairman of the Quapaw Nation and the Saracen Development Authority, said in a written statement, "Saracen did not promote a policy shift impacting table games. The main entrance/exit is now located directly across from Sonic on Central Avenue. The Democrat-Gazette commenting system is more compatible with Coronavirus decline, safety changes key, governor saysFILE — A roulette wheel spins at Cherokee Casino & Hotel in West Siloam Springs, Okla.

Two out of the total 16 positive COVID-19 cases in the state are in Garland County. Restaurants inside the venue will also have limited hours. "So that was one where it was important for us to understand what was happening with our neighboring states and I got on the phone and talked with my fellow state health officials, and we found out that Louisiana had taken action, Mississippi was planning on taking action and so it made sense for us to do something similar. Oaklawn will open its casino doors again on Monday, May 18. I think we are doing well here in terms of deaths per capita, our hospitalizations per capita, our cases per capita, but we are not an island and we can get down to zero and have an reintroduction at any point. — According to a press release, Oaklawn plans to reopen its casino on Monday, May 18 at 9 a.m., in directive with the … All rights reserved.COMMENTS - It looks like you're using Internet Explorer, which isn't compatible with the Democrat-Gazette commenting system.

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