'I got my gloves on and I wear my mask and I stay away from people, so I don't get close to them,' Nieves said. Gamblers are not betting on their health, they’re doing their part to protect themselves. 'At the entrances we have a noninvasive thermal camera and what it does it takes the temperature of every guest walking in,” Pletcher showed us. The Kickapoo staff says they are following CDC guidelines and the governor’s orders to limit the spread, taking precautions before people even walk onto the floor. 'We feel like it was time for us to open up safely,’ Kickapoo director of marketing Jeffery Pletcher told us. The casino closed its doors six months ago as the virus spread like wildfire within the community.
Gamblers from all over south Texas came out for their chance to hit the jackpot. 'I try and stay home unless I have to go out somewhere else but when the casino opened up, I said I'm going,' Nieves told us. 'I love coming over and over again,” casino visitor Lupita told us. We took a trip down to the casino to find out about the procedures in place for safe play.įor the first time in six months, the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino is open. Gamblers are excited to test their luck at the re-opened Kickapoo Casino. EAGLE PASS, Texas – Leaving with cash and not COVID-19.
