Morongo casino reopens in Southern California

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I stepped into Morongo which is one of the larger and nicer Indian casinos in southern Cal, although nothing to compare with anything good in Vegas. I went for a commando photo raid.
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Clearly they were expecting, or had experienced, a line to enter, but on this Thursday afternoon, no wait to get in at all.


There is a Covid-19 warning on the way in,
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advising that the pool, spa and buffet are closed, and that you must keep your mask on,

and social distancing markers, each one six feet apart, on the ground.
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This is the entrance area
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and the lady in blue with black pants facing the door asks you to remove your mask, which I thought was for some kind of temperature check, but turns out is for, unless I am mistaken completely, a digital camera picture. I do not know what they were looking for with that one, but after she took my picture she said simply, �You�re good� and waved me in. The deputy sheriff stands guard next to her.

Inside some of the slots are �socially distanced� with plexiglass barriers,

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others create separations by being turned off, every other machine,
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still others seem to offer no social distancing measures at all, and are all turned on in a row, same as always.
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The tables games utilized no plexiglass, but had three per table seating only, to keep people apart.
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There were more than a few completely empty table game sections.
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I did notice a few people with clear plastic cups drinking some beverage or other. I didn't stay long enough to figure out whether these were self serve.

According to the sign by the entrance, smoking is allowed and you may remove your mask to smoke, but I did not observe anyone smoking.

The restaurants � not all were open � had tables moved pretty far apart.
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There are sanitizers around, including this one on the way out.
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And the exit �
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courthouse, airport terminal, or amusement park style, is an exit only � no reentry. Hmm, so is that what the camera was for? that once your pic is taken you�re not allowed back in for a while? That doesn�t really make a lot of sense, but I didn�t stay long enough to find out.

This might be something like what we have in store in Vegas.

Over all, other than the check on the way in, a touch of plexiglass here and there and the distantly spaced restaurant tables, you might not even have noticed the three per table game only spacing - besides the MASKS, it might have just passed for an uncrowded afternoon at any casino.