Pennsylvania Orders Casinos To Shut

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf

Casinos in Pennsylvania will close on the 12^th December and not reopen till the 4^th January as the spread of COVID-19 grips the state. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will be working with all twelve casinos in the state to ensure compliance as the order for all leisure venues should close came from Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf.

Under the order from the governor all casinos will close at 1 minute past midnight on Saturday 12^th December and will not be allowed to open until 8am on Monday 4^th January 2021.

The announcement follows several others most recently Alberta in Canada and Denmark who have ordered their casinos to close till next year.