Kootenai County, where the casino is located, had 66 coronavirus cases as of Monday, but had not seen significant spikes since mid-April. Rajah Bose / for NBC NewsĪs of last Thursday, there were no confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Coeur d’Alene reservation and in Benewah County, one of two counties in which the tribe’s land sits. Laura Stensgar, CEO of the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel, which reopened on April 27. They agreed that they would not reopen until they saw a downward trend in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations during a 14-day period - not just in northern Idaho, but in other nearby cities, such as Spokane, from where the casino draws many of its patrons. They relied in part on the federal guidelines on when to reopen state economies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations on social distancing. Casino executives worked with the tribal leaders and the local health officials - from the tribe’s health care center and the Panhandle Health District - for weeks to determine how to reopen the casino.
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