COVID-19: Potawatomi casino reopens tables games for first time

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A>>LL RIGHT. THERE IT IS. >> TABLE GAMES REOPENED AT POTTAWATOMIE IAN LKYUC MONDAY AFTER A 20 MONTH PANDEMIC SHUTDOWN. >> IT HAS BNEE A HARD ROAD TO GET THE BUSINESS BACK UPND A RUNNING AND CREATE JOBSN I THE CITY BUT WE ARE EXCITED. WE ARE READY. TABLE GAMESAS H ALWAYS BEEN THE HEART OF ENTERTAINMENTOR F POTTAWATOMIE HOTEL AND CASINO. >> A BLACKJACK DEALER OPEN TO THE TABLE GAMES WITH A CELEBRITY ROUND FOR LOCAL CHARITIES. PLAYERS WILL ONLY FIND BLACKJACK AND ROULETTE FOR NOW. ISTH PIT IS SCHEDULED TO REOPEN NEXT WEEK WITHIN THE CRAPS AND BACCARAT TABLES REOPENING BY THANKSGIVING. A FULL REOPENING OF THE HOTEL AN CASDINO IS MONTHS IN THE MAKING. THE NORTHERN LIGHTS THEATRE AND SEVERAL RESTAURANTS STARTED SERVING UP ENTERTAINMENT AND MEALS IN SEPTEMBER. ROUND-THE-CLOCK OPERATIONS LAST MONTH. THEY REOPENED TABLE GAMES HERE. ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THAT? .CO YES I AM. VERY. >> GAMBLER THOMAS BELLART SAYS HE MISSED THE SOCIAL INTERACTION OF NON-ELECTRONIC GAMBLING. >> I CAN’T WAIT FOR ALL OF EMTH TO OPEN UP. IT’LL BE VERY FUN AND VERY EXCITING SO YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE NEXT TO YOU. TOYA: POTAWATOMI’S RETURN WILL HE LP THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE AS WELL AS MILWAUKEE COUNTY. THE CASINO’S PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENT FELL FOR THE SENDCO YEAR IN A ROW. THE CITY AND THE COUNTY RECEEDIV ABOUT $4.37 MILLION IN AUGUS

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Potawatomi Hotel and Casino is reopening its table games.Continuing Coverage: COVID-19 in WisconsinBlackjack and Roulette tables will be available for guests to play starting Monday."It's been a hard road to get the business back up and running and create jobs in the city. But we're excited. We're ready. Table games has always been the heart of entertainment for Potawatomi Hotel and Casino," President and CEO Dominic Ortiz said. Baccarat, Craps and Ultimate Hold'em will return to the casino floor by Thanksgiving.In celebration of the big event, Potawatomi held a ribbon-cutting and ceremonial Blackjack game for charity.A full reopening of the hotel and casino is months in the making. The Northern Lights Theater and several restaurants started serving up entertainment and meals in September. The casino made the decision to stop face-to-face gaming in 2020.In those 20 months, Potawatomi has slowly started to increase its gaming options.It laid off some 2,400 employees who were at first furloughed.Now Potawatomi is struggling to fill vacant positions.Gambler Thomas Bellart said he missed the social interaction of non-electronic gambling."I'm very happy that table games, I can't wait for all of them to open up," he said. "It'll be very fun and very exciting. So you can sit down and talk to the people next to you."Potawatomi Hotel and Casino's return to normal operations will bring more money to Milwaukee County and state governments. A year ago, the Milwaukee County Budget Office reported the casino's annual payment to the county dropped 26%. That equated to more than $1.5 million in lost revenue.Sign up for COVID-19 email alerts from WISNGet breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Potawatomi Hotel and Casino is reopening its table games.

Blackjack and Roulette tables will be available for guests to play starting Monday.

"It's been a hard road to get the business back up and running and create jobs in the city. But we're excited. We're ready. Table games has always been the heart of entertainment for Potawatomi Hotel and Casino," President and CEO Dominic Ortiz said.

Baccarat, Craps and Ultimate Hold'em will return to the casino floor by Thanksgiving.

In celebration of the big event, Potawatomi held a ribbon-cutting and ceremonial Blackjack game for charity.

A full reopening of the hotel and casino is months in the making.

The Northern Lights Theater and several restaurants started serving up entertainment and meals in September.

The casino made the decision to stop face-to-face gaming in 2020.

In those 20 months, Potawatomi has slowly started to increase its gaming options.

It laid off some 2,400 employees who were at first furloughed.

Now Potawatomi is struggling to fill vacant positions.

Gambler Thomas Bellart said he missed the social interaction of non-electronic gambling.

"I'm very happy that table games, I can't wait for all of them to open up," he said. "It'll be very fun and very exciting. So you can sit down and talk to the people next to you."

Potawatomi Hotel and Casino's return to normal operations will bring more money to Milwaukee County and state governments.

A year ago, the Milwaukee County Budget Office reported the casino's annual payment to the county dropped 26%.

That equated to more than $1.5 million in lost revenue.

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