As the weather starts to get colder, Foxwoods Resort Casino is pleased to announce that the world's largest bingo hall will reopen on Thursday, September 3. The bingo hall will open with several modifications to ensure the safety of team members and guests, subject to positive feedback, business levels, and extensive consultations with experts.
The bingo hall, which will be operated with a capacity of 70% (950 total participants), will be operated with morning and evening sessions seven days a week. Morning sessions start an hour earlier at 9:30 a.m. to provide additional cleaning time between sessions, while evening sessions start at 6:30 p.m. The time for each session will be reduced by 40% over two and a half hours.
The bingo hall has been modified to ensure a proper social distance of at least 6-10 feet between players. The bingo hall has been divided into 14 "zones." After each bingo session, participants are asked to stay in their seats until the caller announces the zone to sit for the start. Guests are also asked not to switch seats during the game.
All playing surfaces and video tablets will be regularly cleaned and disinfected according to strict sanitizing protocols. More than 20 sanitizing stations will be added in the hall and at all transaction booths, and the circulation of fresh air will be increased during session times. Masks are required at all times, and smoking is not allowed.
To reduce the number and frequency of interactions between guests and team members, midweek games will be reduced to a $10-$300 game and weekend games will be reduced to a $15-$700 game. Outside food and drink are not allowed but pre-packaged snacks and drinks, including bottled water, will be available from a kiosk for guests to purchase and enjoy.
“The process of reopening certain attractions at the resort takes a lot of teamwork and planning,” said Dr. Setu Vora, Chief Medical Officer of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. “We have virtual meetings of the Safety Response Team almost on a daily basis where we go through pandemic updates at a national, regional, state, and county level down to what we’re noticing in our own microsystems; always relying on the latest science. When the team was first reviewing Bingo, the decision was made not to reopen at that time even though Connecticut statistics were favorable. 바다이야기
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“We’re excited to continue seeing the reopening of the various activities at the resort after collaboration with Dr. Setu Vora, the Gaming Commission and other experts,” said Jason Guyot, Foxwoods’ Interim CEO & SVP of Resort Operations. “Our pandemic response team is making every effort to evaluate all attractions at Foxwoods Resort Casino to provide visitors with the utmost experience as we prioritize the health and wellness of everyone.”
As part of the resort’s ongoing commitment to ensuring a safe environment, Foxwoods implemented new safety protocols and operating procedures in partnership with medical experts. These comprehensive new measures are aimed at mitigating health risks for both guests and employees. All protocols will continue to be reevaluated and updated as necessary.