1. Mardi Gras will reopen at 50 percent capacity per the state’s directive and will feature a reduced number of slots, live racing without spectators but with onsite wagering, and simulcast wagering. Neither table games nor sports betting will be available, per release.
2. (WCHS/WVAH) — Table games reopened at Mardi Gras Casino & Resort on Thursday. Games resumed at 9 a.m., with new health and safety standards, according to a news release from Mardi.
3. Rolling the dice again: Table games reopen at Mardi Gras Casino & Resort Toggle header content News Table games reopend this morning at Mardi Gras Casino & Resort as coronavirus restrictions lift.

Mardi Gras Casino & Resort is currently operating at 50 percent capacity per the state’s directive and features a reduced number of slots, table games, live racing with onsite wagering, and simulcast wagering.

Live racing with spectators has returned. We have several self-betting terminals in the simulcast room and viewing area. The mutual windows are not open at this time. We have a cashier available in the Sports bar. The simulcast room is open with social distancing in effect. The patio is not open. At this time, there will be limited seating available at the First Turn Restaurant. Food and beverage service will not be open at the First Turn. Food and beverage options will be available at the Sports Bar. Please note that all guests must be 21+ to attend any races.

The Betly Sportsbook has reopened.

The Lucky North^® Club has limited hours, and food and beverage options are also limited to grab-and-go selections from the Sports Bar. While our restaurants and cafe are closed for now, our huge Sportsbar is open for all of your favorite beverages and grab and go food items like sandwiches, chips and candy.

Mardi Gras’ hotel has reopened with limited availability Thursday thru Sunday.

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Today's announcement follows the successful reopening of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Biloxi. Mardi Gras Casino (Black Hawk, CO), and Arapahoe Park racetrack (Aurora, CO).

As part of the Play It Safe^™ program, Mardi Gras has new entry procedures. Please be sure to learn more about Play It Safe^™, before planning your next trip.

Casino Hours

Daily - 9am to 4am

Play It Safe^™

Mardi Gras Casino & Resort implemented a comprehensive program ahead of its ahead of its June 5 reopening that features new health and safety standards aimed at helping keep guests and employees safe while slowing the spread of COVID-19 that include new entry procedures. The program, called Play It Safe^™, encompasses Mardi Gras’s new operating procedures, which have been reengineered to minimize contact risk. It includes bolstered hygiene protocols to meet or exceed best-practice guidelines of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

CROSS LANES, W.Va. — One of the most popular entities at Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Kanawha County is back, table games.

When Is Mardi Gras Casino Reopening

The Cross Lanes facility reopened its tables on Thursday as part of the casino’s reopening process called “Play It Safe.” The casino officially reopened its doors on June 5 after a nearly 3-month hiatus due to COVID-19.

“One of the biggest requests and questions upon reopening a couple of weeks ago was when are we going to have table games back. So today (Thursday), here we are,” Eric Althaus, President and GM of Mardi Gras Casino & Resort told MetroNews.

Althaus said out of the 34 tables in the facility, all but one game type are available with the restrictions in place and that is Cris-Cross. Popular games including Craps, Roulette, Blackjack, Mississippi Stud, Three Card Poker, and Ultimate Texas Hold ’em are open for play.

Roulette will be played the same way, according to Althaus while Craps will have two sets of dice for safety. Chips are cleaned and rotated daily and as players come and go stations are sanitized, as well as when there are new dealers.

Althaus said some tables will be different.

“In Blackjack, we have plexiglass on tables and novelty games. Outside of that, Blackjack will be dealt the same because all of our cards on Blackjack are face up anyways,” he said.

“On novelty games like Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold ’em, and Mississippi Stud, before the players would handle the cards and now they are not going to be able to do that. The cards will be dealt face-up.”

Mardi Gras opened up at 50 percent capacity two weeks ago, as part of Gov. Jim Justice’s reopening plans from COVID-19. The “Play It Safe” program in place by Mardi Gras’ parent company Delaware North remains in place and includes:

• All incoming guests will be added to a guest registry, and their identity will be stored as a record of their visit.
• All guests will be required to wear a mask or other face-covering during their visit.
• An on-site Clean Team has been created, and its members are equipped with Ecolab multi-surface cleaner and disinfectant to conduct ongoing sanitization of all surfaces. They will help to protect guests by dispensing hand sanitizer and spot cleaning slot machines and other surfaces on request.
• Social distancing protocols are in place throughout the facility.
• Touchless service and payment options are now available at food and beverage outlets.
• Hand-sanitizing stations have been added at the entrance and throughout the facility.
• Air exchange settings have been bolstered to optimize air quality within the facility.

Mardi Gras Casino Reopening

There are a reduced number of slots, live racing without spectators but with onsite wagering, and simulcast wagering. Sports betting remains unavailable but Althaus noted horse racing fans still have the ability to bet on the Belmont Stakes this weekend.

The casino’s hours are 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily and that will allow the facility to receive a deep clean overnight as it follows the Center for Disease Control guidelines. The hotel and restaurants remain closed and the sports bar has a limited menu.

Althaus said all the reopening procedures have gone smoothly.

“People are very happy with the additional cleaning sanitization stations we have. We are cleaning the high touch points, cleaning the rails, cleaning the chairs, cleaning the doors, and cleaning the bathrooms. They feel safe coming here,” he said.

Sister casino to Mardi Gras, Wheeling Island Casino and Racetrack does not have table games open as of Thursday. Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races and the Mountaineer in Hancock County have reopened table games.

Lots of you have been asking if we’re getting rid of #TableGames and the answer is NO! We’re just finding them a new and better home so we can get them ready for reopening sooner rather than later😉Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/Km8QPFBwiX

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— Wheeling Casino (@WheelingCasino) June 18, 2020