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- Jurisdiction
- Mississippi Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator) · Mississippi
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Miss. Code Ann. §§ 75-76-33, 75-76-51
- Issued
- 2020-05-15 May 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-21 8:00 a.m. (casinos authorized to reopen) (read as 2020-05-21)
- End
- Amended June 19, 2020 (Ex. 045) and July 2, 2020 (Ex. 047); guidelines remained the operating condition through Executive Order 1525 (Sept. 30, 2020) and the winter orders (read as 2020-06-19)
- In force
- May 21, 2020 to June 19, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- All licensees, enrolled attorneys and interested parties (the 26 State-licensed casinos)
- Functions reached
- SF casino floors at 50 percent occupancy with entry screening
- EVT entertainment and special events barred; tournaments and promotions barred
- AM valet discontinued
- FB, LG casino hotels and restaurants under the guidelines and the Governor's orders
- CB screening questions and exclusion of symptomatic guests
- Collection
- State gaming and racing regulators AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING
Operative words
The number of guests on the property shall be limited to no greater than 50% the property's maximum occupancy. Limit points of entry to allow for each guest to be screened prior to entry. Such screening shall include the following questions, and any guest answering any question in the affirmative shall not be permitted to enter the property... No entertainment or special event gatherings. No promotions/table game tournaments will be permitted that require customers to cluster and cannot be conducted in accordance with appropriate social distancing.
Enforcement
Condition of reopening under the Commission's licensing authority; violations subject to disciplinary action under Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-103 et seq.
Notes
Mississippi's 26 casinos were closed by the Commission from midnight Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. 048) until 8:00 a.m. May 21, 2020 (Ex. 049): 66 days. Text via OCR of the scanned letter; Industry Letter 2020-03 recites its issue date as May 15, 2020.