1. May 26, 2020 Delaware North, the parent company of the poker rooms in Orange City and Daytona Beach, has instituted a number of measures as businesses slowly reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.
2. The Poker Room will remain closed at this time. Please note, our valet service and parking shuttles will not be offered during phase 1 and phase 2 of re-opening. Large drawings, tournaments and special events will be limited during re-opening.

Atlantic City poker players are getting a late Christmas gift with a second poker room in the city opening on Dec. 26.

According to a report from the Press of Atlantic City, Harrah’s Atlantic City will reopen at noon the day after Christmas. The room will open every day at noon and close at 4 a.m. Harrah’s will join Borgata as the only two casinos with functioning poker rooms.

Borgata, the largest of the state’s nine casinos, reopened its poker room in late October. The two casinos are located right next to one another in the Marina District of Atlantic City.

Dec 14, 2020 A spokesperson for Caesars Entertainment said the company has no plans to reopen the poker room at Tropicana at this time. In 2019, Atlantic City casinos with poker rooms reported slightly more. Housing over 1,600 slots, all of your favorite table games, Delaware’s #1 Poker Room and a state-of-the-art simulcast parlor, Harrington Raceway & Casino is the epicenter for gaming in Delaware. Make the most of every visit by joining the Players Club for more perks, rewards and exclusive members-only invites.

The Caesars-owned Harrah’s will seat eight players per table and plexiglass dividers will be installed to ensure social distancing. Masks are already required by all patrons inside the casino.

“Harrah’s Resort is thrilled to re-open our World Series of Poker room just in time for the new year, which will serve as the destination for poker in Atlantic City at our Caesars Entertainment resorts,” said Ron Baumann, senior vice president, and general manager of Harrah’s and Caesars Atlantic City in a statement. “We’ve spent the last several months ensuring we had enhanced health and safety measures in place, so both our players and team members can feel confident when they play at Harrah’s while allowing us to take an important step forward in responsibly returning more of our table games product to market.”

Gov. Phil Murphy has played games with the casino market ever since announcing that his state’s casinos could reopen on July 2.

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Just before the reopening, he announced that he was banning smoking and drinking inside Atlantic City casinos, which sparked a reopening delay by the Borgata. He eventually relaxed those bans but disallowed overnight food and beverage sales in mid-November.

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Thanks in large part to a successful online betting presence, Atlantic City casinos saw a record sports betting handle in October.