Casinos in Denmark to reopen from Friday
The government has announced that casinos in Denmark will be able to reopen from May 21 as Covid-19 restrictions are eased.
Denmark.- The Danish government has reach a political agreement to allow casinos and gaming arcades to reopen from Friday (May 21) after a relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions.
Denmark’s casinos have been closed since December. Two previous dates set for the reopening of venues were put back due to the rate of Covid-19 infections in the country.
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There had been hopes that casinos would be able to reopen on April 5, but that was called off as the government wanted to wait for Covid-19 cases to fall further.
There are currently six casinos in Denmark, located in Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen (Casino Copenhagen and Casino, Helsingor, Odense and Vejle.
Casino reopenings in Europe
Land-based casinos along with bingo halls and adult gaming centres reopened in England, Scotland and Wales on Monday (May 17) after a four-month Covid-19 lockdown.
Casinos have also already reopened in Cyprus and Spain.
The European Casino Association (ECA) has called for support for the land-based casino sector after figures show that its 900 member casinos in Europe have seen staff numbers fall from more than 70,000 in early 2020 to around 50,000.
