Mississippi: Some Tunica casinos are staying maskless despite the Delta variant

Mississippi: Some Tunica casinos are staying maskless despite the Delta variant

Article brief provided by FOX13 Memphis
  • Tom Dees, FOX13 Memphis
August 4, 2021 12:35 AM
  • Tom Dees, FOX13 Memphis

The Mississippi Gaming Commission told FOX13 Tuesday that there was no talk of requiring masks at Tunica casinos, and there was no plan to put social distancing in place.

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Prentice Jones lives in Tunica County. “Well, I think that fully vaccinated people should have the option to wear masks, but unvaccinated, I think they should have to wear masks in a casino,” Jones said.

Through a number of phone calls, FOX13 found out that none of the casinos have a mask requirement in place for guests at this time.

FOX13 found out from industry insiders that recently, Gold Strike Casino started requiring employees to wear masks, and Hollywood Casino has hand sanitizer out for guests and social distancing markers.