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By Rich Exner, cleveland.com NORTHFIELD, Ohio - MGM Northfield Park, Ohio’s busiest gambling center, announced Friday that it will reopen its racino at noon on Saturday, June 20. The announcement. Hotels near MGM Northfield Park, Northfield on Tripadvisor: Find 9,298 traveler reviews, 284 candid photos, and prices for 392 hotels near MGM Northfield Park in Northfield, OH. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - JACK Cleveland Casino, JACK Thistledown and MGM Northfield Park Casino will be closed until Governor Mike DeWine’s mass gathering ban is lifted. Best Dining in Northfield, Ohio: See 926 Tripadvisor traveler reviews of 41 Northfield restaurants and search by cuisine, price, location, and more.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Casinos and racinos are touchy places, where people handle cards, chips and electronic machines. Crowds gather to test their luck, whether it be at a card table or in a row of slot machines.

So this raises the question: What precautions are being taken at the gambling venues in the event that the coronavirus rises to the level of a higher concern in Ohio?

Operators of the three gambling properties in the Cleveland/Akron area - MGM Northfield Park, JACK Cleveland Casino and JACK Thistledown Racino - say they are being vigilant in following federal health guidelines to keep their facilities clean and guests safe, though they declined to discuss specifics.

The virus is already impacting the casino industry, from outside the country.

Macau, an autonomous region of China, ordered all its casinos closed for 15 days in February, though they have since reopened. Among those closed was MGM Macau, leading to MGM’s decision to withdraw its earnings forecast. Stock prices have fallen, with MGM opening Thursday at $20.60, down from a close of $33.34 on Feb. 20, according to Yahoo Finance tracking.

Ohio’s casinos and racinos got off to a fast start to the year, according to the latest reports from the state’s regulating commissions. Gambling revenue, after paying out winnings, was up 19% in January over one year ago to $167.5 million at the 11 facilities. February reports are due out next week.

The facilities are large places that attract a lot of people, with 19,000 slot machines and 400 gambling tables across the state.

MGM Northfield Park is Ohio’s busiest racino, operating 2,200 slots-like video lottery terminals. JACK Thistledown in North Randall has just under 1,500 machines. There are 130 tables and 1,330 slots at JACK’s downtown Cleveland property.

Both MGM Northfield Park and JACK declined to respond to specific questions about their policies, including how often chips, cards and machines are cleaned, instead providing statements by email:

From MGM Northfield Park Digital Marketing Manager Joshua Lewis: “We are proactively communicating with guests and employees and upholding the highest standards for health and safety. That includes following the CDC’s guidelines involving flu season cleanliness and vigilance and reinforcing proactive cleaning and sanitation procedures.”

From JACK Entertainment Chief Operating Officer Chad Barnhill: “One of JACK Entertainment’s top priorities is to continuously provide a clean and sanitary environment for our many guests that visit our properties. Now, more than ever, we remain vigilant in maintaining our standards of cleanliness as well as educating our team members on how to follow preventative measures to stay healthy. We will continue to closely monitor the situation to ensure the health and safety of our guests and team members.”

The Ohio Department of Health notes there have been no confirmed case in Ohio and that the “current risk to the U.S. general public is low; however, the CDC advises all Americans to prepare for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their communities.”

State health officials are advising caution, referring to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Centers for Disease Control believes that the virus spreads from person to person, within about 6 feet of one another. But the Centers also notes that it is possible that a person could be infected by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose or maybe eyes.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - JACK Cleveland Casino, JACK Thistledown and MGM Northfield Park Casino will be closed until Governor Mike DeWine’s mass gathering ban is lifted.

JACK Thistledown Racino has released a statement on their Facebook page:

JACK Entertainment Chief Operating Officer Chad Barnhill said they will announce a timeframe of when they will reopen as soon as they have more information.

“Based on directives from the State of Ohio, we will be temporarily suspending our operation at JACK Thistle Down Racino and JACK Cleveland Casino,' Barnhill said. We will be actively working to limit the impact on our team members, guests and partners and we will announce a reopening timeframe as soon as we have additional information. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to your favorite JACK property as soon as possible.”

The Commission said they will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and may take additional actions if needed.

The decision to close the casinos came Friday evening after the Commission ordered that no casino could hold more than 100 people at any given time.

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