It will be a much different Memorial Day for Pennsylvania casinos this year. Last year at the unofficial start of the summer, all casinos were closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Governor Tom Wolf said on Tuesday Pennsylvania will lift all COVID-19 restrictions, except mask wearing in public, on Memorial Day.

Pennsylvania casinos can expand capacity to 100%. In addition, there will be no limits at bars or restaurants.

The operative word here, for now, is “can.” When the state first started with shutdown orders last March, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board ordered the state’s remaining open casinos to close in mid-March. Before reopening, the Board released COVID-19 reopening protocols.