Land-Based Casinos in the US Are Reopening

We have been dealing with the world health crisis for almost a year now. Throughout this time, online sportsbooks and gambling websites have thrived because they provide their users with a casino experience that’s accessible from a smartphone.

The reopening process began slowly at the end of April 2020. As of February 2021, around 90% of commercial and tribal land-based casinos are currently open. I would love to tell you we are out of the woods, but there is a catch.

States are acting independently, and any implemented shutdowns are for shorter periods of time. On this page, you’ll find several updates on the land-based casino openings across the country to give you a better picture of the progress made since last March.

The Impact of Casino Closures

Before I became I full-time writer, I was employed by a small regional company as a route sales representative in Pennsylvania. It was my job to manage a particular sales territory, supplying grocery stores and restaurants in that area on a weekly basis. One of my accounts was a land-based casino in the Northern West Virginia panhandle.

Thankfully, a slow reopening process began within the next month, in April of that year. By June, many casinos and restaurants were beginning to make a strong comeback. Since then, more land-based casinos have since implemented safety measures to keep their businesses thriving. While there have been some setbacks and reclosures within the past year, 90% of establishments are open.

The Big Picture

Since March 2020, the country has yet to see 100% reopening of all casinos, but we are certainly on the right track to get there. 911 out of 998 reopened casinos is not bad at all.
All information is current as of February 18th, 2021.