Casinos split gamblers to curb virus but venues to stay open

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Crown Casino intends to remain operating but has set strict new social distancing rules for gamblers.

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One in two poker machines will be deactivated and gamblers will not be allowed to sit side by side at Australia's two largest casinos under new social-distancing rules aimed at arresting the advance of the coronavirus.

James Packer-backed Crown Resorts is bracing for a hit to its profits due to the spread of coronavirus in China.The new social-distancing measures at Sydney's The Star and Melbourne's Crown – which come after health authorities at the weekend expanded guidelines to urge people to remain 1.

"We need to be doing as much as we can so we are putting the health of the community over profit," Dr Thomas said.

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Should be shut. Very unnecessary gatherings of more than 500 people. You cannot social distance in that environment.

ClaireGuestt

Disgusting DanielAndrewsMP shut it down

A germ ridden establishment and they are allowed to continue to operate 🤨

Is this that herd immunity I keep hearing about?

What about all the pokie machines everyone is touching? Social distancing is bullshit

Bloody crooks and swindlers eh!

Crown would have a crowd of more then 500 wouldn't they.?

Thousands shoulder to shoulder playing the machines and tables.......State labor mates rates here. Distancing rule.......lol.

Close Crown now

Wait, wait. HALF

They will strictly and promptly separate all patrons from their cash.

Andrews should CLOSE casino NOW!! More interested in money than people's health!!! 😠😠😠🤮🤮🤮

Shut it down - cesspit

How gross boo crown casino!!

Close down now for at least 2 months or you are part of spreading the virus.

Bad move.

Corona - Latin for 'Crown'. No guessing where you're likely to both go broke and get COVID-19 in Melbourne simultaneously.

this is fucking shameful.. DanielAndrewsMP please step in. Surely this is among the worst times to be encouraging people to lose their money to a corporation with such a dire lack of care for the community.

Unlabelled advertising.

Gov makes too much money from it

Deluding themselves. State government will force closure, probably by the weekend.

This place DEF needs to shut its doors strict rules in a pokies venue pmsl wtf this place is packed with tourists etc

Great, so if it's busy and I can't get a machine, where the fuck am I meant to spend my stimulus cheque?

“Social etiquette rules” It’s not a pig pen for gods sakes

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