Well, that does it. As of the publishing of this article, all commercial casinos closed in America… for a while.

The small town of Deadwood, South Dakota was the last holdout. But their mayor had requested shutting down the city’s remaining casinos at noon today. And when that happened, all of the 465 commercial casinos is America were shut down.

Deadwood Mayor David R. Ruth Jr. sent letters to casino operators requesting for them to close their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Rodman, executive director of Deadwood Gaming Association, said in a press release Tuesday morning that the association is working with Deadwood gaming operators to temporarily shut down their operations because of concerns over the potential spread of the Coronavirus.

At least 97% of the country’s 524 tribal casinos have also closed. The 16 properties that remain open are mostly small convenience locations. And as different states have looked into their crystal balls to predict when they might re-open, the estimates carry from April 8th in Illinois to April 12th in Louisiana… both of which may prove to be optimistic.

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