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John Scarffe, Gilpin County. The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners approved an amendment moving to the orange level in response to an increase in Covid-19 cases during a virtual special meeting on November 20, 2020. Gilpin County has been notified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) that effective at 5 p.m. on November 23, 2020, Gilpin County will move to Level Orange.
This Order applies to the entirety of Gilpin County including the City of Black Hawk and Central City pursuant to C.R.S. Effective Date and Time Limitations. This Order shall become effective on Tuesday July 14, 2020 and will remain in effect unless otherwise amended, superseded, rescinded, or suspended in writing. Nov 12, 2020 In Gilpin County Colorado: table games shut down at Black Hawk and Central City casinos Capacity will be limited to 100 people and alcohol cannot be sold past 11 p.m. Please see below for public health and safety updates regarding Ameristar Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk. We will continue to add information as it becomes available, please check back often. Statement by sean demeule, vice president & general manager, on the safety and restriction status of ameristar casino hotel black hawk.
For detailed information about the different levels, please visit https://covid19.colorado.gov/covid-19-dial.
BLACK HAWK, Colo. (CBS4) – Blackjack, poker are among table games being shut down at casinos in Black Hawk and Central City. Gilpin County recently announced it will move to Level Yellow: Concern on the COVID-19 color dial on Friday. Jun 29, 2020 Arthur DeVitalis, Gilpin County. With the advent of COVID-19 in America, casinos in Black Hawk and Central City have been shuttered for more than 12 weeks. With many locally employed and much tourist revenue earned by the businesses, this was terrible news for Gilpin residents.
Public Health Coordinator Bonnie Albrecht said that as of November 20, 2020, Gilpin County has 73 confirmed Covid-19 cases, and no hospitalizations with no Covid-related deaths. “As cases increase in Gilpin County, please remember to be diligent about washing your hands, cleaning high-touch objects often and please wear a mask when you go into public.”
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Every Tuesday, beginning at 10 a.m., Gilpin County Public Health, Gilpin Ambulance Authority and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will offer free drive-up Covid testing at 101 Norton Dr. Black Hawk, near the Community Center. This is a nasal swab test and will only indicate positive cases of Covid. It is not an antibody test.
Albrecht said the County had 10 new cases on November 19. Moving to orange will mean 25 percent capacity at restaurants and other public areas, and they are suggesting limiting contacts to one household.
Masks will be required for everyone in the county. For casinos, table games are closed and only slots are available. Orange level requires staying at home when sick, only contact within one household and only necessary travel. Casinos will be open, but food and alcohol service will be closed from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Commissioner Linda Isenhart said she heard casino busses are not compliant, and Albrecht said she would complete a compliance order for busses and will work on the state level with CDPHE. Commissioner Ron Engels said the amendment combines a couple of things he hadn’t expected including restaurants being closed at 10 p.m.
For recreation indoors, 25 people can be in a room and outdoors only 10 people can be in a group.
Albrecht said they will be talking about this again next week and hoping the numbers will slow down. The Board approved a motion to approve the amendment but changing to restaurants not being closed.
The next meeting of the Gilpin County Board of Commissioners will be on December 8, 2020.
Arthur DeVitalis, Gilpin County. With the advent of COVID-19 in America, casinos in Black Hawk and Central City have been shuttered for more than 12 weeks. With many locally employed and much tourist revenue earned by the businesses, this was terrible news for Gilpin residents.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment approved a variance to the state’s safer-at-home order June 6, allowing casinos to reopen. This meant that casinos in Black Hawk and Central City could reopen June 17, provided they met certain conditions.
At least six feet of social distancing should be maintained, to not exceed 50% of the current occupancy limit. Total numbers cannot exceed 175 people in a confined indoor space. A total of 250 maximum are allowed outdoors.
Staff at casinos must be monitored daily for symptoms, and those that show potential signs of coronavirus must be isolated until they are fever-free for 72 hours, show that other symptoms are lessening, and at least 10 full days have passed since symptoms began.
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The casinos in Gilpin must provide accommodations for those considered at higher risk, encouraging them to follow stay-at-home requirements. Signs must also be posted instructing guests that are symptomatic to not enter, including a spot-temperature check. Body temperatures cannot exceed 100.4 degrees, or patrons will not be admitted.
In addition, plastic barriers have been installed, with every other slot machine to be shut down to maintain distance. Only slots are open, with table games yet to be approved.
Nationally, two-thirds of casinos have reopened, though a recent surge in COVID-19 reminds us that the future is not guaranteed.
Still, those locally hope to jump start the economy again, particularly for locals that need the income and others that want to win big.
(Originally published in the June 18, 2020, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)