Atlantic City's Hard Rock Casino Unveils Some Of Its Health, Safety Plans

Natasha Brown reports.

THOME.ANYONE.JIM, 2012.ATLANTIC CITY CASINOS AREGETTING READY TO WELCOME BACKTHEIR CUSTOMERS AM WE'REGETTING A FIRST LOOK AT SOMEOF THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETYPLANS.NATASHA BROWN SHOWS US HOWTHEY ARE WORKING TO KEEPEVERYONE SAFE FROM COVID-19.EXCITED THAT WE'RE GOING TOBE ABLE TO BE OPENED FOR OURSUMMER AND FOR THE BIG FOURTHOF JULY HOLIDAYS.IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, MUCHLONGER THAN I THINK ANY OF USCOULD HAVE IMAGINED.Reporter: AFTER FOURMONTHS OF BEING SHUT DOWNDURING THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC THE HARD ROCK CASINOIN ATLANTIC CITY WILL FINALLYREOPEN JULY 2ND JUST AHEAD OFWHAT'S NORMALLY ITS BUSIESTWEEKEND.IT IS AN EXTREMELY BUSINESSBUSYWEEKEND FOR US.Reporter: THE CASINO WILLLOOK MUCH DIFFERENT.NUMEROUS SAFETY PROTOCOLS WILLGREET THEM AT THE DOOR.THESE ARE PICTURES FROM INSIDETHE HARD ROCK PROPERTY INFLORIDA AS ATLANTIC CITYADOPTS SIMILAR SAFETYPROCEDURES.YOU'LL BE MANDATED TO WEARA MASK AT ALL TIMES.WHEN YOU ENTER THE BUILDINGYOU'LL AND GREETED BY SECURITYOFFICER WITH IMAGINGMONITORING.HE WILL TAKE YOUR TEMPERATURE.THOSE THAT EXCEED 100.4 WILLNOT BE PERMITTED IN THEBUILDING.YOU'LL SEE QUITE A BIT OFPLEXIGLASS AT THE FRONT DESKS,PLAYERS CLUB BLACKJACK TABLES.Reporter: AT LEAST AHUNDRED STAFF MEMBERS HAVEBEEN ADDED TO CONTINUOUSLYCLEAN SLOT MACHINES AND HIGHTOUCH AREAS.THE SPRAWLING CASINO WHICH CANENTERTAIN THOUSANDS ON ANYGIVEN DAY WILL ALSO OPERATE ATA FRACTION OF THAT CAPACITY.OUR RESTAURANTS HOLD 150 TO200 PEOPLE SO YOU'RE REALLYGOING TO BE LOOKING 50 TO 60PEOPLE AND OUR CASINO FLOORHOLDS ABOUT 12,000 PEOPLE SOYOU'RE ONLY LOOKING AT 3,000.Reporter: THE BORGATA ISOPENING ON JULY 6TH.STRICT SAFETY MEASURES WILL BEIN PLACE.ALL OF THE CASINO REOPENINGSBRING A MUCH NEEDED BOOST TOTHE ATLANTIC CITY ECONOMY ANDTHOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES.WE SEE OUR CUSTOMERS,EMPLOYEES ALL THE TIME AND NOTHAVING THAT INTERACTION HASBEEN TOUGH GETTING OUT THERE ALITTLE BIT AND PROVIDING THEM