Like any avid gambler, I was tick-tocking the days until our closest casinos resumed operations (both sites engaged in soft openings for invited guests on May 18, and opened to the general public on May 28), though I was somewhat trepidatious about what to expect regarding safety protocols.įor weeks, I scoured my usual gambling websites and message boards for tidbits about how casinos planned to cultivate a protected environment in the midst of a still-raging pandemic. Usually five or six trips a year to Las Vegas, three or four to Atlantic City and supplementary visits to Harrah's Cherokee and its smaller sister property, Harrah's Cherokee Valley River (about an hour closer to metro Atlanta in Murphy, North Carolina).
