Mid-Michigan tribal casinos prepare for upcoming reopening

Social distancing will be implemented throughout the gaming room.

Every other slot machine will be off and Plexiglas will be installed to create barriers at high touch point areas.

SEVEN TRIBAL CASINOS INMICHIGAN... THAT CLOSEDVOLUNTARILY... ARE REOPENING ASEARLY AS TOMORROW.FOX 47'S NICOLE BUCHMANN TELLSUS WHAT STEPS MID-MICHIGANCASINOS ARETAKING... TO MINIMIZE THE SPREADOF COVID- 19.NICOLE BUCHMANNSOARING EAGLE IS REOPENING THEIRDOORS TO INVITED GUESTS STARTINGFRIDAY...BEFORE IT'S THEPUBLICS TURN ON MONDAY.AND WITH THE NEW SAFETYPRECAUSIONS IN PLACE...YOU CANBET THAT ITS GOING TO LOOK A LOTDIFFERENT INSIDE.IT'S GOING TO BE REOPENING WITHNEW THINGS IN PLACE.EVERY OTHER SLOT MACHINE WILL BEOFF AND PLEXIGLAS WILL BEPLACED TO CREATE BARRIERS ATHIGH TOUCH POINT AREAS.THEY WILL BE AT OUR CAGE, IN OURPLAYERS CLUB, BETWEEN THEDEALERS ADN THE PLAYERS.

THENUMBER OF GUESTS AT EACH TABLEWILL BE LIMITED, WITH CHIPSSANATIZED AND CARDS REPLACEDFREQUENTLY.A LOT OF THE GAMES THAT WE WILLBE OFFERING...LIKE BLACKJACK...DONT REQUIRE PLAYERS TOEVEN TOUCHTHE CARDS.WE ARE EXCITED AND WE LOOKFORWARD TO IT AND WE ARE DOINGIT IN A WAY THAT WE THINK ISRESPONSIBLE.DETROIT CASINOS ARE NOT ABLE TOREOPEN UNTIL THE STAY HOME ORDERIS LIFED.BUT THESE THE TRIBAL CASINOSREOPENING THREE WEEKSBEFORE....BECAUSE THEY ARE NOTUNDER THEJURISDICTION OF STATEGOVERNMENT.BOTH FIRE KEEPERS AND SOARINGEAGLE SAY THEY BELIEVE THEY AREREADY NOW.WE WERE NOT GOING TO REOPENWITHOUT APPROPRIATE MEASUES INPLACE SO THAT LEAD US TO THISTIMING.MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR BOTHSTAFF AND GUESTS AT ALL TIMES.SMOKING IS NOT ALLOWED INSIDE.AND TEMPERTURE CHECKS WILL BEREQUIRED AT ALL ENTRANCE POINTS.IF THEY HAVE A FEVER OF 100.4THEY CANT COME IN.

NO MASK...YOUCANT COME.

I KNOW WE HAVE ALWAYSOFFERED DRINKING ANDSMOKING...BUT WE HAVE TO BE ASSAFE AS POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW, ANDI WOULD HOPE THE PUBLIC COULDUNDERSTAND THATEVEN WHEN THEY OPEN THEIR DOORS,NO ONE IS SURE ON HOW MANYPEOPLE PLAN ON GOING.WE REALLY DONT KNOW WE HAVEFOLKS THAT ARE CERTAINALLY ARECAUSIOUS AND WE HAVE FOLKS THATIAM SURE HAVE A GREAT DEAL OFCABIN FEVER AND SO THE EXTENT OFWHICH ONE OVERRIDES THE OTHERIS ANYONES GUESS.WE ARE PLANNING FOR A BIG CROWD.WE WILL BE TRACKING HOW OPEN ORGAMING FLOOR ISONLINE...SO PEOPLE CAN KNOWBEFORE THEY MAKE THE TRECK HERE,JUST HOW FULL IT IS.NOW NOT ALL AMENTIES WILL REOPENAT THE CASINO AND HOTEL.COAT CHECK, BUFFETS, BEVERAGESTATIONS AND VALET PARKING AREJUST A FEW THAT ARE CLOSED FORNOW....WITH PLANS TO START UP ONA LATER DATE.IN MOUNT PLEASENT, NICOLEBUCHMANN FOX 47 NEWS.SOARING EAGLE WATER PARK IS ALSOSET TO REOPEN TOMORROW.... AT75-PERCENTCAPACITY.STAFF SAY... THEY WILLCONTINUOUSLY SANITIZE ALLCOMMUNAL AREAS.THE WATER PARK PLANS TO USE"ULTRA VIOLET WATER TREATMENT"TO KILL VIRUSES IN T