New Jersey Gov. Bans Casino Food And Beverage Sale Overnight

Atlantic City casinos will now not be allowed to serve meals and drinks after 10 p.m. as a part of new COVID-19 restrictions introduced by Gov. Phil Murphy Monday.

Murphy prohibited indoor eating of any kind between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., in addition to any barside seating any institution. These mandates go into impact Nov. 12.

Casinos should cease serving meals/drinks at 10:00 PM
All barside seating might be prohibited
Restaurants might place tables nearer than 6 toes ONLY if separated by obstacles
Individual fully-enclosed eating bubbles could also be set-up for out of doors use

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) November 9, 2020

Casinos have been already working at decreased capability and these new mandates are coming lower than two weeks after a report from The Press of Atlantic City acknowledged that on line casino executives and native authorities officers have been asking the governor to extend capability to make up for the falling income.

According to the report, Democratic Assemblymen from Atlantic City wrote a letter to Murphy claiming that the world wants conventions to return if the enterprise might be revitalized. Local unions additionally supported rising capability since it will enhance enterprise for his or her members.

“Without the convention and meeting industry, the negative economic impact to both large and small businesses, including lost wages, will be devastating to the market and residents of Atlantic City and Atlantic County,” wrote Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and John Armato.

In September, the latest month with knowledge, noticed a small enhance in New Jersey’s gross gaming income, however that stemmed from the uptick in on-line playing. The brick-and-mortar market has struggled since Murphy allowed them to reopen July 2.

Just a number of days after Murphy reopened the state’s on line casino market, he banned meals and beverage gross sales utterly. This transfer prompted the state’s largest on line casino, Borgata, to delay its opening till it may regulate its marketing strategy or till the atmosphere was extra favorable to its reopening.

In Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker is taking Murphy’s mandate a step additional and banned casinos from working in a single day.