South Africa: Casinos, restaurants open amid rising COVID-19 infections eNCA · June 30, 2020 at 5:27 pm Casinos around the country have been given the green light by the government to start operating again. Customers were able to get back to gambling on Monday. Restaurants will also be able to serve sit-down customers. The experience will be different as customers are expected to follow social distancing and hygiene protocols to minimise the spread of COVID-19. Neil Singh, one of Montecasino’s customers has this to say, “it’s really great to get out of the house for a change. It makes a huge difference. I think Montecasino has always been strict.”