JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s 13 casinos will stay dark for another week because of ongoing concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
In an announcement Monday, the Missouri Gaming Commission extended its closure order to April 6.
Regulators shuttered the facilities on March 17, with an eye toward reopening them Monday.
The extension was made to be “in compliance with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services order on statewide social distancing," the commission said.
Illinois casinos are under orders to stay closed until at least April 8.
With the casinos closed, Missouri and local governments will see a reduction in gaming tax revenue of an estimated $19 million.
The extension comes two days after the health department ordered the shutdown of unregulated gambling machines that have spread across the state in recent years.