Some Mississippi casinos could reopen Memorial Day weekend

Gov. Tate Reeves says some Mississippi casinos could open Memorial Day weekend.

DOLLAR OKAY ROLL TO CASINOEXECUTIVES TOLD US TODAY THATTHEY DO NOT OPEN BY MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND.IT WILL BE A SERIOUS FINANCIALCRISIS NOT COULDN’T BE EVEN WILLBE THEY THEN WENT ON TO TELL USTHAT OPERATORS WOULD NEED TOKNOW A 18 IN ORDER TO HAVE TIMETO PREPARE AND I UNDERSTAND YOUARE NOW IN POSSESSION OF THEGAMING INDUSTRY’S OPENING ANDOPERATING PLANS.COULD YOU ADDRESS BOTH THOSE?I WE ACTUALLY HAVE STUDENTS FROMTHE INDUSTRY WE HAVERECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE GAMINGCOMMISSION.WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITHBOTH WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONSWITH BOTH.THERE ARE OTHER JURISDICTIONSTHAT HAVE DEFINITELY LOOKED ATTHIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND WE AREHOPEFUL THAT WE ARE VERY CLOSETO TO DEVELOPING A PLAN I AM.CONFIDENT THAT BY MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND.WE WILL HAVE SOME OF OURFACILITIES OPEN.IT’S GOING TO NOT BE OPEN INEXACTLY THE SAME WAY THAT WHENTHEY CLOSE AND I THINK THEY KNOWTHAT THEY’RE COMFORTABLE WITHTHAT YOU’VE GOT ISSUES WITH CARDGAMES FOR INSTANCE WHERE PEOPLEARE HANDING BACK CARDS ANDTHEY’RE HANDING CHIPS AND THINGSSUCH AS THAT AND SO WE’VE GOTSOME SOME CONTINUED WORK TO DOBUT WE ARE I THINK HEADINGTOWARDS BEING ABLE TO ENSURESOCIAL DISTANCING IN THE INTHOSE VENUES IN A WAY THAT