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Pent-up demand

“It’s a lotta people,” said Jordan Cleveland, a card dealer at a Spanish 21 table. “When they first opened the doors, people were running in here.”

Cleveland didn’t expect so many people to show up, believing there would be more concern about getting sick from the virus. But she understands the pent-up demand for activities to puncture the monotony of isolating lockdowns and business closures.

“They’ve been in the house for so long. Only certain stores were open. Like, I know I got tired of going to Walmart,” Cleveland said, and laughed. “People just wanna get out of the house, do something different, have some entertainment.”

Last month, Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board released a 10-page document outlining minimum standards facilities would need to meet in order to reopen. Union officials say they have pushed Harrah’s parent company to better protect workers from the virus.

UNITE HERE Local 54 represents around 500 employees at Harrah’s Philadelphia, according to Donna DiCaprio, the union’s financial secretary and treasure.

“We don’t want this turning into the meatpacking industry. And we don’t want to see what happened in Las Vegas happen here,” DiCaprio said of operations that could put workers and guests at risk.

In Clark County, Nevada, home to Las Vegas, COVID-19 cases spiked two weeks after casinos reopened with what union leaders say were inadequate safety measures on gaming floors.

Local 54 has been in negotiations with Caesars to increase worker safety protections, like mandatory health screenings, protective gear, and 10 days of “COVID pay” if an employee or their family member falls ill. DiCaprio believes those and other measures have made employees feel more comfortable, though some issues remain unresolved.

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DiCaprio also wants for Caesars to step up when it comes to health care. The union has been covering medical insurance expenses for workers while they have been out of work the last several months, but now those reserves are depleted, and DiCaprio wants to see the company to do more for its employees.

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“Caesars is sitting on a pile of cash,” she said.

For Belva Wilson, the extra space from social distancing and improved cleanliness was a nice improvement.

“If you come real early like this, it’s not crowded,” said Wilson, perched alone at a bank of video slot machines.

She hoped that after gaming had been shut down for so long, she might stand a better shot of a decent payout.

“But so far, I haven’t won a thing,” she said.

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Wilson has some health concerns about being inside an enclosed space with hundreds of other people, though after months spent hunkering down out of state, she said it feels good to have a little fun doing something familiar and exciting. But while she used to come to Harrah’s a few times a week, she expects to cut back given the public health situation.

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“I’m not sure I’ll be coming as often,” Wilson said. “Unless it picks up with the winnings.”