“We feel we’re doing what everyone else does,” general manager Tony Mancilla told WJMN-TV. We think we can keep that clean and our customers themselves will keep themselves safe.” Other gaming and services such as table games, poker, clubs, and spa will reopen at some later date. On Friday, May 8, the resorts golf courses will begin operation and on May 13, the hotel will open for business. Guest Services, VIP Services, the Island Club, and cashiers will all be available. “Select” bars, retail, and to-go food service will, as well.

Only slot machines and some bingo will reopen on the gaming side. The initial opening phase on March 6 will be limited. Island Resort & Casino has been closed since March 21.

The vast majority of tribal casinos around the United States have honored state shutdown orders, though some were later to close than “commercial” casinos. The tribes, in turn, have compacts with the state. The State of Michigan does not have authority to oversee tribal casinos they are regulated by the National Indian Gaming Commission. The State of Michigan does not have authority to oversee tribal casinosīecause Island Resort & Casino is owned by the Hannahville Indian Community, it does not have to abide by the executive order. The decision comes despite Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signing executive order 2020-69 on April 30, extending the mandated closure of casinos. Island Resort & Casino in Harris, Michigan has announced that it will begin a phased reopening of its property on Wednesday, May 6. They informed that, while the tribe had the legal right to resume the casino operation, patrons and workers could incur penalties of up to $1,000 per violation or per day. Update: The Island Resort and Casino has rethought its plan to reopen after the Hannahville Indian Community Tribe received an email from state of Michigan officials.

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