Face Masks Required When Live! Casino & Hotel Reopens

HANOVER, MD — Live! Casino & Hotel has unveiled its safety plan for the eventual reopening of the facility. Called the Play It Safe Plan, it is a health and sanitation program that allows for social distancing, reduced occupancy and hygiene and health measures for all guests and team members. It also requires all employees and guests to wear face masks, and everyone will have their temperatures taken before being allowed on the property, the company noted.

The plan incorporates the guidelines and recommendations issued by federal and state public health officials along with best practices for the gaming and hospitality industries. In accordance with the latest state guidelines, Live! Casino & Hotel plans to limit occupancy, anticipated between 25 to 50 percent, to achieve appropriate social distancing. All Live! employees and guests will be required to wear masks and other necessary PPE while on the property. Live! will provide masks to employees and guests who need them, according to the company.

Employees will undergo daily temperature checks and health screenings, and will need to successfully complete an enhanced COVID-19 training program before returning to work. Guests also will follow similar temperature screening protocols. Anyone with a registered body temperature at or above 100.4 degrees will not be allowed on the property, the company stated in a press release.

Numerous measures and precautions will be implemented to protect guests and team members, including:

Casino

• Limiting player capacity by disabling slot machines. Removing chairs or erecting plexiglass barriers between slot machines and table games to ensure proper physical distancing.
• Sanitizing gaming chips, chairs, gaming tables and other high-contact surfaces at public areas on a regular basis.
• Providing hand sanitizer and wipes stations throughout the casino floor.
• Positioning signs and markers to indicate proper distancing during guest queuing at elevator lobbies, entertainment venues, and Live! Rewards Club.

Hotel

• Installing a plexiglass barrier at the front desk to separate hotel guests from concierge staff.
• Positioning signs and markers to indicate proper distancing during guest queuing at front desk and elevator lobby.
• Providing hand sanitizer and wipes stations at the hotel and elevator lobbies.

Restaurants

• Providing single-use menus, utensils and plates at all restaurants.
• Minimizing bar & lounge seating.
• Placing food and beverage items on tables instead of handing directly to guests.
• Providing hand sanitizer to guests upon seating.

The Hall @ Live! and Live! Spa will remain closed until further notice.

The full plan can be found HERE on the Live! Casino & Hotel website at https://www.livecasinohotel.com/clean.