{"id":172572,"date":"2021-05-04T05:38:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T12:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=172572"},"modified":"2021-06-23T01:40:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T08:40:52","slug":"atlantic-city-casinos-returning-full-capacity-nj-lifts-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/atlantic-city-casinos-returning-full-capacity-nj-lifts-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic City Casinos Returning to Full Capacity, as NJ Lifts Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beginning Wednesday, May 19, Atlantic City casinos will be able to operate at 100 percent capacity. It will be the first time they will be free of capacity limits since early March 2020.<\/p>\n

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Craps players gamble at Hard Rock Atlantic City last summer. Later this month, the nine gaming floors in town will be allowed to conduct business at 100 percent capacity. (Image: Vineland Daily Journal<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) revealed the much-welcomed news yesterday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now is the time to take major steps to reopen our economy and loosen both indoor and outdoor gathering and capacity restrictions,”<\/strong> Murphy said in a statement yesterday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On May 19, the nine casinos in Atlantic City will be permitted to operate at full strength. More good news: bar seating and casino buffets can resume this Friday, May 7.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While Murphy is further easing coronavirus protocols throughout the state, masks remain mandatory indoors, and six-foot social distancing guidelines<\/a> still apply. The governor’s actions coincide with New York and Connecticut, which announced an easing of their COVID-19 restrictions in conjunction with New Jersey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vaccine Importance<\/b><\/h2>\n

Murphy has set a goal of having 70 percent of the Garden State population fully vaccinated by June 30. To reach that objective, approximately 4.7 million New Jerseyans will need to become fully vaccinated with either two shots of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The New Jersey Department of Health says as of today, more than 3.26 million people in the state are fully vaccinated from the 2019 coronavirus.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Over these next few weeks, I encourage all remaining eligible New Jerseyans to get vaccinated so we can continue fighting back against this virus and move toward a ‘new normal’ for ourselves, our neighbors, and our loved ones,” Murphy added.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s keep it up.<\/p>\n

Keep getting vaccinated.<\/p>\n

Keep using your common sense.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re getting there \u2013 together.<\/p>\n

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n