Last updated Dec. 29.

The uncontrollable spread of COVID-19 has made it very difficult for the US casino industry to function in most states. Across the country, casinos are limiting the number of customers on their floors or are closing their doors to casual and experts bettors in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Since January, three of the town's 12 casinos have either closed or threatened to close. The famed Atlantic Club was the first to fold. Last month, Caesars Entertainment announced that Showboat. Casino Opening Date Closing Date Status of Property Atlantis Casino: April 14, 1981: October 3, 1999: License revoked; later became the Trump World's Fair: Atlantic Club.

Casinos were particularly hard hit in the spring, when most were forced to shutter. On March 19, the American Gaming Associationissued a release on the crisis. AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said:

With a spike of coronavirus cases in the fall of 2020, casinos are once again being forced to shut down in many states. Most casinos remain open in some respect, but that will likely change.

Though many gamblers will turn to horse betting, online casinos and online poker, our staff at PlayUSA wants to keep you up to date with a list of casino properties that have suspended operations in the wake of this global pandemic.

Alabama casinos

Wind Creek casinos in the state are open with some restrictions.

Arizona casinos

Most Arizona casinos are open subject to general COVID restrictions in the state. Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort is currently closed, and Casino del Sol closed for the rest of 2020 starting on Dec. 7.

Arkansas casinos

Arkansas casinos are open, with some restrictions.

Latest report on Arkansas casinos here.

California casinos

California is currently under a stay-at-home order and capacity restrictions in most regions. However, most California tribal casinos are currently open with a variety of restrictions that don’t always line up with state guidelines. More on that here.

Colorado casinos

Casinos in Colorado mostly remain open, but some such as Ute Mountain Casino Hotel have opted to close temporarily. Table games are shut down in some other casinos. More on that at PlayColorado.

Connecticut casinos

The state’s two casinos, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort, are both open with restrictions. As of the week of Dec. 1, Foxwoods announced even further restrictions and temporary closing of some hotel areas.

Latest report on casinos in Connecticut here.

Delaware casinos

The three Delaware casinos are currently open with some restrictions

Delaware Park
Dover Downs
Harrington Casino and Raceway

Florida casinos

All of Florida’s casinos are currently open with varying restrictions.

Idaho casinos

Most Idaho casinos remain open.

Illinois casinos

All casinos in Illinois remain closed as of Nov. 20 under an order from Gov. JB Pritzker. Visit PlayIllinois for more updates.

Indiana casinos

Indiana casinos mostly remain open, with some restrictions. Visit PlayIndiana for more updates.

Iowa casinos

All Iowa casinos are currently open, but with restrictions.

Kansas casinos

Kansas casinos remain open for now.

Kentucky racing

There are no casinos in Kentucky.

Louisiana casinos

Most Louisiana casinos remain open, but at limited capacity.

More information here on casinos in Louisiana.

Maine casinos

Maine casinos are open but must close earlier than usual. The curfew will last at least until Jan. 3. More on casinos in Maine here.

Maryland casinos

Maryland casinos are open, with restrictions. However, infections in Maryland via casinos have drawn some scrutiny.

Massachusetts casinos

Massachusetts’ three casinos — Plainridge Park, MGM Springfield, and Encore Boston Harbor — are all open, with restrictions. More from PlayMA here.

Michigan casinos

Michigan’s three commercial casinos have reopened after being closed for the second time around.

MGM Grand
Greektown Casino
MotorCity Casino

Some tribal casinos have also closed their doors for now.

Minnesota casinos

Native American tribes with casinos remain open for now, with restrictions. More here.

Mississippi casinos

All 26 of the state’s casinos remain open.

Missouri casinos

Missouri casinos are all open, with varying restrictions.

Montana casinos

Some of Montana’s tribal casinos are closed. There are restrictions that limit capacity in casinos in the state.

Nevada casinos

Casinos in the state and in Las Vegas remain largely open, but at reduced capacity. These include Palazzo, for example, where rooms are closed seven days a week but the casino floor remains open. The Mirage will begin full-scale mid-week closures to its hotel, casino and all amenities beginning Jan. 4. More from PlayNevadahere and more on Las Vegas specifically can be found here.

New Hampshire casinos

There is no word yet on when casinos in New Hampshire will reopen.

New Jersey casinos

Atlantic City casinos continue to stay open, with restrictions. Of course, online casinos in New Jersey, are still running.

New Mexico casinos

Worsening conditions in New Mexico have led to almost all casinos being closed. More here.

New York casinos

All New York casinos, both commercial and tribal, remain open for now.

North Carolina casinos

The only two casinos in North Carolina, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino are currently open.

North Dakota casinos

Tribal casinos are generally open in North Dakota, although it is on a case by case basis.

Ohio casinos

Ohio casinos remain open, but are subject to a curfew.

Oklahoma casinos

Almost all Oklahoma casinos are currently open.

Oregon casinos

Most tribal casinos in Oregon remain open, with restrictions. Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City is one that has closed temporarily.

Pennsylvania casinos

Atlantic City Casinos Closed Down

PA casinos are temporarily closed for a three-week pause that began Dec. 12. Casinos will be allowed to re-open as of Jan. 4. Rivers Casino Philadelphia will reopen on Jan. 15. Updates From PlayPennsylvania here.

Rhode Island casinos

The two Rhode Island casinos, Twin River Casino in Lincoln and Tiverton, re-opened on Dec. 21.

South Dakota casinos

Many South Dakota casinos have closed because of worsening COVID cases in the state, but a few remain open.

Texas casinos

Texas casinos are currently open.

Washington casinos

Atlantic City Casino Closed

The state’s tribal casinos all remain open with restrictions.

West Virginia casinos

All five of West Virginia’s casinos remain open, with restrictions.

Wisconsin casinos

Tribal casinos are open or closed on a case by case basis. More here.

Wyoming casinos

Wyoming casinos are currently closed.

Atlantic City Casinos Closed 2020

Atlantic City casinos are closing effective at 8 p.m. today.

The Press of Atlantic City reported the news. The precautionary measure is be being taken to minimize the risks surrounding the spread of the coronavirus.

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to share more details during his 2 p.m. press conference.

Atlantic City casinos will shut down tonight at 8 p.m. Casinos & Tourism https://t.co/AgtJOmMuZ2https://t.co/QQ5iDFTgMk

— CRDA (@NJCRDA) March 16, 2020

Unprecedented public health crisis hits AC casinos

Call this the latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to impact daily life as we know it.

Earlier today, MGM Resorts International announced it will comply with Gov. Murphy’s order and will temporarily suspend operations at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

Here is the statement from MGM COO and president Bill Hornbuckle:

“This is an unprecedented public health crisis and we must all do our part for the public good and for the good of our employees and communities. We will work hard to mitigate the impacts and will reopen as soon as it is appropriate and safe to do so.”

This means AC’s eight retail sportsbooks are closing, too.

Of course, mobile sports betting is pretty much sidelined as a result of the recent college and pro sports suspensions and cancellations.

The good news is NJ online gambling is expected to be business as usual.

Coronavirus slowing down AC

Atlantic City Closed Casinos Photos

The coronavirus pandemic is still spreading in the Garden State.

Murphy tweeted over the weekend about the latest numbers, which are changing by the hour.

New Jersey now has 98 positive cases of #COVID19:
• Bergen: 29
• Burlington: 4
• Camden: 2
• Essex: 11
• Hudson: 11
• Mercer: 1
• Middlesex: 12
• Monmouth: 12
• Morris: 4
• Ocean: 2
• Passaic: 5
• Somerset: 1
• Union: 4

For regular updates: https://t.co/utekGAAFVLpic.twitter.com/AJkw0o50Nf

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) March 15, 2020

At this point, no additional details are available.

Prior to today, Atlantic City was taking preliminary steps by canceling entertainment offerings.

This is not an Atlantic City first

This current shutdown may go down as the longest period AC casinos are closed.

But it’s not the first time. In the fall of 2012, Hurricane Sandy resulted in a five-day closure.

Back in 2006, the then 12 casinos were forced to shut down as a result of a state budget impasse.

Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut are among the other states where casinos are closing.

In terms of how long this current situation will last remains to be seen. For now, the coronavirus seems to be a day-by-day situation.