New Jersey Casinos, Indoor Dining Allowed To Reopen July 2

Natasha Brown report.

LIVE ON CBSN PHILLY.GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I'MUKEE WASHINGTON.AND I'M JESSICA KARTALIJA.TODAY IS A BIG DAY ON THE ROADTO RECOVERY IN NEW JERSEY.ATLANTIC CITY CASINOS AREGETTING THE GREEN LIGHT TOREOPEN SOON SO ARE RESTAURANTSWITH INDOOR DINING BUT IT ALLCOMES WITH RESTRICTIONS."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERNATASHA BROWN JOINS US WITHTHE DETAILS.HI, NATASHA.Reporter: WELL, HIGH,THERE, TO YOU UKEE ANDJESSICA.WITH GOVERNOR MURPHY NOWREOPENING MORE AND MOREBUSINESSES ALL THROUGHOUT THEGARDEN STATE IT IS CERTAINLYGOOD NEWS FOR THE TOURISM ANDGAMING INDUSTRY WHO TELL USTHIS IS COMING JUST IN THENICK OF TIME.DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN COVID-19CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONSCONTINUE TO ALLOW NEW JERSEYTO MOVE INTO THE LATTER STAGEOF PHASE TWO REOPENINGS.GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY HASANNOUNCED THAT CASINOS ANDRACETRACKS THROUGHOUT THEGARDEN STATE WILL REOPENJULY 2ND JUST AHEAD OF THEFOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND.SAFETY PROTOCOLS WILL BE INPLACE FOR VISITORS ANDEMPLOYEES.THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCEDTHE REOPENING OF INDOOR DININGWITH MODIFIED CAPACITY LIMITSAT RESTAURANTS BEGINNINGJULY 2ND.THE CASINOS IN ATLANTICCITY WILL REOPEN ON THURSDAY,JULY 2ND AND MAY OPERATE AT25% OF THEIR CAPACITY.Reporter: NEW JERSEYOFFICIALS IN CONJUNCTION WITHTHE HEALTH EXPERTS ARE WORKINGTO SOLIDIFY SAFETY MEASURESBUT THE GOVERNOR DIDN'T MINCEWORDS ON HOW SERIOUS THESE NEWPOLICIES WILL BE TAKEN.YOU SHOULD ALSO EXPECTDENSITY LIMITS OR CAPACITYLIMITS TO ENSURE SOCIALDISTANCING WHILE INSIDE THECASINOS AMONG OTHER MEASURES.IF ANY -- I HATE TO SAY THISFOLKS BUT YOU GOT TO -- WE'REIN THIS TOGETHER.IF ANY VISITOR REFUSES TOCOMPLY WITH THESE SIMPLESAFEGUARDS YOU WILL BEESCORTED OUT OF THE CASINO.WE ARE NOT GOING TO TOLERATEANY KNUCKLEHEADS.Reporter: OFFICIALS WITHTHE INSTITUTE OF GAMING ANDTOURISM AT STOCKTON UNIVERSITYSAY THE TIMING OF CASINOREOPENINGS COULDN'T BE BETTER.THE CASINOS THE LAST TWOYEARS MADE 30% OF THEIRREVENUE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.SO, IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANTFOR THEM TO REOPEN BEFORE THEFOURTH OF JULY.Reporter: GOVERNOR MURPHYSAYS IF ANYTHING ABOUT THEPOSITIVE TRACK OF REOPENINGNEW JERSEY CHANGES AND THERE'SA SIGNIFICANT RISE INCORONAVIRUS CASES, THE STATEWILL HIT PAUSE ON THEREOPENING PHASE.WELL, GAMING AND TOURISMOFFICIALS TELL US THIS REALLYWILL BE A RIPPLE EFFECT AND AMUCH NEEDED BOOST FOR ATLANTICCITY.DOWN THE SHORE THEY ARE HOPINGTHAT THIS WILL ALSO IMPACTOTHER BUSINESSES AS WELL ANDTOURISM FOR THIS -- NEXTWEEKEND AS WELL.