Cache Creek makes major changes to casino floor as it prepares to reopen

Eric Rucker reports

THAT EVERYONE WILL BE VERYIMPRESSED WITH THE PRECAUTIONSTHAT THEY'RE TAKING AND THECHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE.WE ARE NOT WAITING FOR ANYTYPE OF MANDATE FROM THE STATEOR FROM THE COUNTY TO CLOSEITS BEEN OVER 2 MONTHS SINCECACHE CREEK CLOSED ITS DOORSTO CUSTOMERS WE STILL HAVEWORK TO DO NOW WITH ALL THECASINOS OPENING BACK UP FORIT MAY STILL BE WEEKSBEFORE THIS CASINO REOPENS INTHE MEANTIME 2 MAJOR PROJECTSARE UNDERWAY HERE.

TERRYSMITH, THIS CASH CREEKSGENERAL MANAGER SO THIS IS ANAREA THAT'S BEEN COMPLETELYCLEARED.IT'S ALMOST LIKE GOING BACKTO BLANK SLATE.TO HELP KEEP SOCIALDISTANCING WANT PEOPLE TO COMEBACK THE CASINO HAS REMOVEDSOME SLOT MACHINES.

TURNED OFFOTHER MACHINES AND TOOK AWAYABOUT A QUARTER OF ITS PLAYINGTABLES THAT'S A BIG DEAL FORUS BECAUSE WE HAVE A HEAVYTABLE GAMES BUSINESS HERETHERE ALSO WILL BE NO POKERWHEN THE CASINO REOPENS WHICHMAY WORK OUT BECAUSE THE NEWPOKER ROOM IS STILL BEINGWORKED ON THE OTHER BIG DEALHERE ORDINARILY WE WANT TOMAKE SURE EVERYTHING WASREALLY BUTTONED UP IN CLEANBEFORE WE BROUGHT MEDIA ANDBUT THIS IS THE REALITY RIGHTNOW FAR BEFORE CORONAVIRUS WASA COMMON WORD CACHE CREEK HADBEEN EXPANDING ITS CASINO.THIS IS THE NEW SOUTH TOWERBUT WE ARE SPACING OUT SO IT'SEVERY OTHER TABLE SEATING ATITS UPCOMING BARN STEAKHOUSEIS READY FOR CUSTOMERDISTANCING IT'S BECAUSE OFTHIS EXPANSION CASS CREEKFEELS IT WON'T BE LEFT BEHINDWHEN ITS COMPETITION ISALREADY OPEN AND WE REALLYWANTED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYONDMAKE SURE THERE'S MORE SPACEON THE FLOOR.AND IN COMBINATION WITH THEFACT THAT WE HAVE A WHOLE NEWADDITION TO THE BUILDING.

WEFEEL LIKE THAT'S A REALCOMPETITIVE DIFFERENTIATIONFOR US.

AND SOMETHING ELSETHAT WILL NOT BE USED WHEN THECASINO REOPENS IS THE EVENTCENTER YOU OBVIOUSLY CANNOTHAVE LARGE CROWDS GATHERINGTOGETHER AT THINGS LIKE.CONCERTS ARE ALSO BEINGTOLD THAT OBVIOUSLY OVER THELAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

MANY OFTHE 2300 EMPLOYEES HERE HAVENOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK HOWEVERTHEY HAVE STILL BEEN RECEIVINGA PAYCHECK EVEN MONEY THATWOULD MAKE UP FOR LOST TIPS.ALL RIGHT SO THE BIG QUESTIONAS WE LEAVE YOU TONIGHT,EVERYBODY IS WONDERING WHEN ISIT GOING TO OPEN AND AS WE