permitted some businesses to start back up.<\/a><\/p>\nGyms and fitness centers can reopen Aug. 24, though local officials might want to delay reopening those sites until Sept. 2 to give their health departments time to conduct inspections, the governor said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cAs New York maintains daily positive test rates below one percent, the state has determined that local elected officials can allow gyms and fitness centers to reopen at 33 percent capacity while following rigorous safety protocols, including wearing masks at all times,\u201d Cuomo said.<\/p>\n
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State budget office spokesman Klopott told Casino.org<\/em> that \u201cstates are delaying reopening plans and rolling them back as COVID cases spike.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve already seen casinos in California, Arizona, and Miami reopen and then close due to COVID,\u201d he said in an email to Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cIn New York, we will continue to track the data, the science, and activity at casinos around the country, and will make a decision on reopening them here when health experts determine it is safe to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York’s casino employees plan to rally in Albany this week to tell Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) they want to start earning a living again. The rally outside the state Capitol is set for 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 20. In mid-March, Cuomo directed the state\u2019s commercial casinos to close, as COVID-19 deaths spiked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":145377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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