{"id":837,"date":"2020-10-14T06:04:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberpokies.org\/?p=837"},"modified":"2020-10-14T06:04:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:04:09","slug":"skycity-auckland-first-major-casino-resort-to-strip-covid-19-safety-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberpokies.org\/skycity-auckland-first-major-casino-resort-to-strip-covid-19-safety-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"SkyCity Auckland First Major Casino Resort to Strip COVID-19 Safety Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"
SkyCity Auckland in New Zealand is set to become the first major integrated resort (IR) casino in the world to do away with strict regulations that were implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n
Beginning on Thursday, October 8, SkyCity Auckland will return to normal operations. The casino changes are a result of the New Zealand government moving the city to an Alert Level 1 in its COVID-19 Alert System.<\/p>\n
New Zealand\u00a0is currently averaging only several new positive cases each day over the past month. Therefore, the government believes Auckland, its largest city, is ready to follow the rest of the country and move to Level 1.<\/p>\n
Under Level 2, SkyCity Auckland was only accessible to the casino\u2019s Premier Rewards members. Come Thursday, the casino will open to the general public. Alert Level 2 means the coronavirus disease is contained, but there remains a risk of community transmission.<\/p>\n
SkyCity Hamilton\u00a0and Queenstown reopened to the general public on September 22. However, those casinos are much smaller operations. SkyCity Auckland is thought to be the first major gaming property to fully lift coronavirus restrictions.<\/p>\n
Back to Business<\/strong><\/p>\n Soon SkyCity Auckland will be free of restrictions on gatherings, and social distancing will not be enforced.<\/p>\n But before you book a ticket to New Zealand to gamble and entertain yourself freely, the government says entry restrictions remain on anyone coming into the island country.<\/p>\n Controls at the borders remain for those entering New Zealand. This includes health screening and testing for all arrivals, and mandatory 14-day managed isolation or quarantine,\u201d\u00a0the government explains.<\/p>\n