Why can’t casinos open at this point?” said Mark Egan, President of the Capital Region Chamber. “Almost every other business in the state are able to reopen. The plan includes how the casino will address crowd management, cleanliness and sanitation, air quality, and social distancing policies. Rivers Casino released its proposed reopening plan on Thursday. MORE: Casino workers, faced with termination, rally to reopen Rivers Casino in Schenectady alone provides nearly a thousand jobs to the area. In New York, casinos employ nearly 5,200 people. On Thursday, nearly 100 casino workers gathered in front of the Capital to call on the governor to bring their jobs back and reopen casinos. (WRGB) - Casinos across New York are also still waiting for reopening guidance from the state.
