It has been a challenging year for Pennsylvania poker rooms, all of which were forced to close in mid-March<\/strong> due to the pandemic. Casinos began to reopen over the summer, but the poker rooms remained shut down as dictated by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board<\/strong>\u2018s COVID-19 Casino Reopening Protocols.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until early October<\/strong> that some of the poker rooms began submitting reopening plans to the PGCB.<\/p>\n

Five rooms reopened in late October and early November. They included the rooms at Mohegan Sun Pocono<\/strong>, Mount Airy Casino<\/strong>, The Meadows Racetrack & Casino<\/strong>, Rivers Casino Pittsburgh<\/strong>, and Rivers Casino Philadelphia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Rivers Casino Philadelphia opened its poker room as well, although the citywide restrictions forced the casino to close once again on Nov. 20<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Parx Casino<\/strong> in Bensalem plans to reopen the state\u2019s largest poker room on Dec. 15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The poker rooms at Hollywood Casino<\/strong>, Presque Isle Downs<\/strong>, and Wind Creek Casino<\/strong> have all remain shuttered. A representative from Wind Creek informed PlayPennsylvania<\/em> in late November the casino had no update to provide regarding when the poker room might reopen.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile one of the closed poker rooms, the WSOP<\/strong>-branded one at Harrah\u2019s Philadelphia<\/strong>, will not be reopening. In August it became known that Harrah\u2019s intended to close its poker room permanently.<\/p>\n

For the latest on PA poker room reopenings and plans, visit our live updates page.<\/p>\n

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