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A new age of casino gambling in the Lehigh Valley will get its start next Monday when Wind Creek Bethlehem reopens for the first time in more than three months.
Wind Creek, which closed to the public March 15 to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, made the announcement Monday. The news comes days after the Lehigh Valley learned it would enter the green phase of the state's reopening plan Friday, a phase that permits casinos to open at 50% occupancy.
As of midday Monday, six of the state's casinos are open, after Mohegan Sun Pocono in Luzerne County and Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County reopened.
During the pandemic, Wind Creek Bethlehem was able to pay its roughly 2,400 employees through the end of May but furloughed 2,095 of them June 1, as the downturn entered its third month. Wind Creek Hospitality President and CEO Jay Dorris told The Morning Call this month that the casino hopes to bring all employees back as operations ramp back up.
With the potential shift in consumer preferences following this pandemic, however, Dorris said Wind Creek was tapping the brakes on a $250 million plan to transform the crumbling Bethlehem Steel No. 2 Machine Shop into an indoor water park and entertainment complex.
But Wind Creek still wants to break ground by late summer on its $100 million hotel expansion, a project that could take 14-16 months to complete.
While a reopening date did not become clear until Monday, Wind Creek had kept patrons informed of what to expect when the casino did open again. Casino ribbon. That included plans for small groups of invited guests to start, followed days later by a reopening to the public at a reduced capacity.
As one of the Lehigh Valley's largest employers, the casino also had some of its employees test positive for COVID-19. That included Jonathan Shen, a 31-year-old table games supervisor at the casino who died April 22 following a four-week battle with COVID-19.
During an interview June 12, Dorris declined to disclose the number of employee cases but noted the casino had the situation arise and tried to be proactive in giving employees the necessary leave to get treated and recover. He said Wind Creek was following all guidance, including notifying those who were in close contact with someone who tested positive.
'We've had to deal with it, and we're going to be dealing with that for some time now going forward,' he said.
Morning Call reporter Jon Harris can be reached at 610-820-6779 or at jon.harris@mcall.com.
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© KEVIN MINGORA / THE MORNING CALL/The Morning Call/TNS A casino bus picks-up casino patrons along 40th Rd., in Flushing New York at the nondescript bus stops.Motorcoaches have returned to Wind Creek Bethlehem for the first time in seven months, albeit on a much more limited schedule and with several changes.
Lopesan costa meloneras gran canaria. Wind Creek launched a modified bus program this week 'in an effort to resume business efforts' at the casino, spokesperson Julia Corwin said Friday. The casino's busing program had been suspended since mid-March at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Corwin said bus operators participating in the modified program must follow several cleaning and safety protocols, such as checking the temperature of riders before they board and then again before they enter the casino. The buses also have to run at 50% capacity, with socially distanced seating. Operators also must sanitize the bus between arrival and departure, she added.
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'At this time, we have reduced the incoming buses by 80% to maintain a socially distanced environment for our guests,' Corwin said.
When asked where the buses are coming from, Corwin declined to share the routes because that is part of the casino's marketing strategy.
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Trans-Bridge Lines spokesperson Jennifer Lechiski said the Bethlehem bus operator has not resumed service between the casino and New York City. Also, Raritan Valley Bus Service in Edison, N.J., said it has not resumed its service from central New Jersey to the casino.
The casino, dating back to when it was Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, built a robust busing program from New York City and northern New Jersey that helped turn the Bethlehem property into one of Pennsylvania's most successful casinos. At a little more than 80 miles west of New York City, Wind Creek is the closest casino to the Big Apple with live table games.
Wind Creek, like the rest of the casino industry, has been battered by the pandemic, which forced the property to close for more than 100 days. It reopened in late June at even less than the permitted 50% occupancy and last month announced it was laying off 20% of its employees amid significantly lower business volumes. The Bethlehem property now employs about 1,600 people, Corwin said.
In September, Wind Creek recorded total gambling revenue of almost $32 million, down 22% from $41 million a year earlier, according to numbers released Friday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Wind Creek, which has long been Pennsylvania's table games king, fell to second in table games revenue last month, trailing Parx Casino in Bucks County.
Wind Creek is, however, working toward getting its sportsbook open in late November and is seeing growth from the online gambling platform it launched in late July. In September, Wind Creek had online gambling revenue of more than $562,000, which was up from almost $214,000 in August.
Morning Call reporter Jon Harris can be reached at 484-280-2866 or at jon.harris@mcall.com.
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