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West Virginia governor lays out reopening plan for casinos19 May 2020During a COVID-19 press briefing on Monday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced that several new businesses and entities will soon be allowed to resume operations as part of the Governor’s reopening plan: West Virginia Strong – The Comeback. As part of the plan, limited video lottery retailers will be permitted to reopen on Saturday, 30 May, while all casinos across the state will be allowed to open their doors beginning on Friday, 5 June, provided that all additional guidelines are followed. “Our Lottery Director, John Myers, has worked closely with all of the operations in the state and with the medical experts to develop guidance that will allow these facilities to open safely,” Gov. Justice said. “As we continue to go forward and as we continue to get closer and closer with dates, we’re monitoring our numbers all the time,” Gov. Justice continued. “We very well could have to change these dates if our numbers change. But, hopefully, we won’t. Our numbers have been unbelievable and, if they stay this way, we’ll be able to open more and more.” Gov. Justice also said that indoor shopping malls will be allowed to reopen Thursday, 21 May, provided that all additional guidelines are followed to help keep West Virginians as safe as possible. “From the standpoint of our specialty retail opening back up and our big box stores opening back up, naturally, our malls should be open,” Gov. Justice said. “Working with our medical experts, we now have additional guidelines on our indoor malls and we feel very comfortable with them.” Gov. Justice had previously announced that state park cabins and lodges would also be able to reopen on Tuesday, May 26, for use by in-state residents only. Spas and massage businesses will be permitted to reopen on Saturday, May 30, provided that all additional guidelines are followed. Guidance documents will be made available online. “We want to give people a heads up on a date that they can plan and gear up for,” Gov. Justice said. |