Mississippi casinos prepare to reopen Thursday

Mississippi casinos are taking precautions before reopening.

PERSONAL AND WORKCREWS ARE ALLOWED INSIDE AS THEYWORK TOMEET ALL THE NEW GUIDELINES NOWINPLACE TO LET THEM GET BACK TOGAMING.

BUSINESSES IN THE RIVER CITYHAVE FELTHE PINCH OF THE FINANCIALSHUTDOWN...FROM THE PANDEMIC.AT PAPER PLUS ...BUSINESS HASBEEN ...MARY HELEN WELCH/PAPER PLUS:SLOW!SCOTT SIMMONS: HOW SLOW ISSLOW?MARY HELEN WELCH/PAPER PLUS: ITVARIES BY DAYS SOME DAYSARE BETTER THAN OTHERS.

BUT HERBUSINESS IS DOWN 40 TO 50PERCENT.

MARY HELEN WELCH/PAPERPLUS: WE REALLY MISS THERIVERBOATS.RIVER TOUR BOATS ANDCASINOS CAN BE BOTH A WINDFALLAND ADETRIMENT WHEN NOT INBUSINESS..FOR THIS CITYALONG THE MISSISSIPPI.MULTIPLE GAMING SITES ARE NOWDOING PRWORK MONDAY ...NOW THAT THEMISSISSIPPGAMING COMMISSION HAS SET NEWGUIDELINES FOR THEM TO GET BACKTO GAMING.

ALESIA SHAW/WATERVIEWCASINO: WE HAVE GOT SIGNAGE ALLOVER THE FLOOR REGARDING WHATTHEY NEED TO DO TO STAY SAFE.

ASWORK CREWS CONDUCT DEEPCLEANING THROUGHOUT THECASINO...THEY AREALSO SPACING GAMING LOCATIONSOUALESIA SHAW/WATERVIEW CASINO:6FEET SOCIAL DISTANCING BETWEENSLOT MACHINES YOWILL SEE ROUND STICKERS ON THEFLOOR AND ON THE SLOT MACHINESTHAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEREWILL BE NOCHAIRS FOR THE ONES THAT ARENOT AVAILABLE.WATERVIEW SAYS IT HASBROUGHT BACK ITS FULL STAFFALTHOUGH THE CASINO WILL ONLY BEALLOWED TO HAVE 50 PERCENTOCCUPANCY.BUT AT LEAST THEY ARE GETTINGBACK TO THEBUSINESS OF GAMING AND PUTTINGTHEIWORKERS ...BACK TO WORK.WATERVIEW HAS APPROXIMATELY 250EMPLOYEES...AND THEY ARE WORKINGNOW FOR THE REOPENING DEADLINETHISTHURSDAY.THE DOORS BEING CLOSED NOW FORTWOMONTHS HAS ALREADY LEFT AFINANCIAL IMPACTON THIS CITY.

WE'LL LOOK CLOSERAT THAT AT 6.

LIVE IN VICKSBURGSCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPTNEWS BUSINESS IS PICKING BACK UP FORMETRO RESTAURANTS NOW THAT MANYDOORS ARE