Casinos in Michigan will be forced to close again this week as part of new novel coronavirus (covid-19) measures implemented by by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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Announced yesterday (November 15) by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), the Executive Order is aimed at limiting residential and non-residential gatherings and covers a range of facilities.

The order will see casinos close at 12:01am on November 18 and not reopen until 11:59pm on December 8 at the earliest.

Aside from casinos, this will also apply to other recreational facilities including amusement parks, arcades, bingo halls, night clubs, skating rinks and water parks.

Entertainment venues such as auditoriums, arenas, cinemas, conference centres, concert halls, sporting venues, stadiums and theatres will also have to close until the second week of December.

The Odawa Casino & Hotel opened in 2007 and in situated in Petoskey, Michigan. This casino offers 1 000 slot machines, a table games, a poker room and a high-limit room. LANSING — Detroit casinos can reopen at limited capacity next week but some northern Michigan bars will have to end indoor service again under an executive order signed late Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. There are 27 casinos in the state of Michigan, 24 of which are tribal. Among the remaining three commercial, Detroit-based casinos is the 400-room MGM Detroit, operated by Las Vegas-based MGM.

The order comes after Michigan in recent weeks has seen a significant increase in the number of positive Covid-19 tests and related deaths. The state’s latest figures, from November 14, showed 7,430 new positive tests and 68 deaths.

“Right now, there are thousands of cases a day and hundreds of deaths a week in Michigan, and the number is growing.” Whitmer said. If we don’t act now, thousands more will die, and our hospitals will continue to be overwhelmed.

“We can get through this together by listening to health experts once again and taking action right now to slow the spread of this deadly virus.”

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MDHHS director Robert Gordon added: “Indoor gatherings are the greatest source of spread, and sharply limiting them is our focus. The order is targeted and temporary, but a terrible loss of life will be forever unless we act.

“By coming together today, we can save thousands of lives.”

This marks the second time that Michigan casinos will have to temporarily close due to Covid-19, with operators having first closed their doors back on March 16. Casinos were permitted to reopen from August 5 with strict health and safety measures in place, including being limited to 15% of their legal capacity.

Last week, the Michigan Gaming Control Board announced that Detroit’s three commercial casinos reported $101.4m in revenue for October, including $7.6m from sports betting.

The Control Board also approved the extension of casino licenses for the MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino and Greektown Casino.

The board voted 3-0 in favour of the approvals, with one member absent from the vote, meaning the three properties will be able to operate their commercial casinos for at least the next 12 months.

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FireKeepers Casino and Hotel would continue to operate under COVID-19 precautions despite an order issued by the state Sunday, Chief Executive Officer Kathy George said in a written statement Nov. 16, 2020.

She said the casino served as critical infrastructure of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, and would continue to remain open.

'We are confident that the recent significant increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases is not being influenced by FireKeepers’ operators because of the mitigation steps we have taken and which we continue to rigorously enforce,' George said.

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The state continued to see an increase in COVID-19 cases with more cases reported in November 2020 than May, June, July and August combined.

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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued an epidemic order Nov. 15, ordering the closure of recreational facilities and places of public amusement, including casinos.

FireKeepers Casino was among the several tribal casinos that opened prior to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order was set to expire on June 1.

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Read the entire statement from George:

FireKeepers focus, since our June 1 reopening, is the protection of our guests and our 1800 Team Members. We reopened under strict protocols designed to ensure that FireKeepers’ business operations are not contributing to the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

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Those protocols included: limiting the number of patrons to no more that 20% of building occupancy; reducing the number of gaming positions to ensure social distancing; prohibiting patrons from gathering either on the gaming floor or at “pinch points” at entrance/exit of venues; temporary elimination of high-contact processes from valet parking to hand dealt poker to bingo and dining in our Mijem Buffet, plus enhanced cleaning protocols, signage and hand sanitization stations; health screening for all patrons and team members; enforcing the wearing of face coverings by all Team Members and patrons; the elimination of all guest smoking in the property; and cooperating with Tribal and County health officials regarding contact tracing.

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As a critical infrastructure of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, FireKeepers will, for the time being, continue to operate under these strict protocols, but we will continue to vigilantly review these protocols in cooperation with health officials and the Tribe’s Gaming Regulators to determine if additional controls or actions are needed to support the effort to slow down the spread of this virus.