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Chips and dice are regularly sanitized, but people are encouraged to frequently wash their hands after touching them. Despite Missouri Gaming Commission giving permission for all to casinos to resume business June 1, only two casinos in the St. Share Tweet Email. Credit Kayla Drake. Nat Thomas St. Our priority is you. Chairs on the gaming floor have been removed and the building is restricted to half capacity. For some Missourians, this week seemed like a fine time to place a few bets. Casinos in St. Strow said the casino is ready to open, despite furloughing a majority of employees in April and months of significant revenue loss. Jessie Hill, a St. Louis Public Radio has built a dashboard that will update daily with information about how many new coronavirus cases and deaths we have in our bi-state region. Credit Cammom Flickr. Boyd Gaming owns and operates the Ameristar and 28 other casinos nationwide. Generally the state requires workers wear masks, and maintain a six feet social distance when possible. Nearly all businesses in Illinois are now able to open more than two months after Gov. Consider this a parting gift that will keep on giving: St. Many readers wrote to us asking where or how they can keep up with data about how quickly the coronavirus is spreading in our region. Ameristar Casino in St. Louis, St. But gambling during a pandemic is going to look different, said David Strow, vice president of corporate communications for Boyd Gaming. Most restaurants in the Ameristar have reopened, although the night club will remain closed for now. Eric Schmid St.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Casinos in Illinois are also not allowed to reopen yet. Louis are the only casinos reopening in the region Monday. Louis on the Air St. Louis Region are reopening then. Closures compounded by slow business from hesitant customers could hurt state income, but Strow said he is hopeful people will be back to relieve stress from being under stay-at-home orders. For the last two months, Strow said the company had no revenue coming in, as all Boyd Gaming casinos were closed nationwide. Donate today. Chips, dice, playing cards and slot machines all are touched hundreds of times a day at casinos. The hotel is also operating at half capacity and is not offering valet service currently. Also, every other slot machine is turned off and Blackjack tables are limited to three players a piece to maintain social distancing. Strow said his casinos are putting numerous safety protocols in place to reduce the risk of spreading the virus on those high-touch items. Louis Public Radio. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}The Missouri Gaming Commission is allowing all 13 casinos in the state to reopen this week, after more than two months of being closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Louis Region By St.