Rivers Casino, owned by Rush Street Gaming, on June 9 became the first of the state’s 12 casinos to reopen after shutdowns that took place in mid-March. “The Rivers Clean Team, Surveillance, and Security - along with all Rivers Casino Pittsburgh personnel, will be monitoring continuously and enforcing full compliance.” Three Rivers workers had COVID “Face coverings must be worn at all times while in the casino - no exceptions, no pulling down,” according to a Rivers Casino press release. The measures are part of an effort to ensure patrons all consistently wear facial coverings, as dictated by the state. Also, under a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board order, no smoking is allowed inside the casino. Under the rules covering its reopening, no food or drinks - alcohol or otherwise - will be served inside the casino. The county ordered the casino as well as bars and restaurants to shut down for a week July 3 in an effort to stem a large spike in coronavirus cases, many of them apparently tied to gatherings of young adults consuming alcohol.

The casino on Thursday afternoon announced the restart as the result of new guidance from the Allegheny County Health Department. Friday, although under even more COVID-19-related restrictions than before its current week-long closure. Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino will reopen at 9 a.m.

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