Caesars Windsor and the union representing its employees are lobbying the province to re-open the casino early due to the region’s low COVID-19 case rate.
David Cassidy, president of Unifor Local 444, is hoping to reopen the casino at a limited capacity, due to the low COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex.The push for reopening comes at the same time a bill was passed to allow for single sports betting.
“There’s no reason we can’t be opened up to 50 per cent capacity, which is 5,000 people at a time. So, you know, the safeguards that are in place are second to none,” Cassidy said.
On Wednesday, Premier Ford announced the province would move into Step 2 of the provincial Road to Reopen plan on June 30 — two days earlier than expected.
