WHEATLAND (CBS13) — The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain says they plan on reopening on Thursday.

The casino, which had only just opened its doors late last year, has been closed since March 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Hard Rock Fire Mountain Casino is being built on a 40-acre site a little more than 35 miles North of Sacramento. “Hard Rock Fire Mountain will bring significant construction and permanent jobs. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino In Wheatland Sets May 21 Reopening Date May 19, 2020 at 1:22 pm Filed Under: Coronavirus, Gavin Newsom, Sutter County, Wheatland News, Yuba County. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at Fire Mountain is a $440 million Indian casino located in Yuba County a mile north of the Toyota Amphitheatre. It is 35 miles north of Sacramento and 10 miles south of Marysville. The Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria added the casino site to their reservation land in 2002. Openings in other parts of the state have delivered long lines, packed parking lots and, in the case of the Hard Rock Sacramento at Fire Mountain Casino in Yuba County, traffic jams. Bergin said the Estom Yumeka Maidu tribe of Enterprise Rancheria, which owns the Hard Rock casino, is a good example. “They started in 2003, trying to get that exception,” he said.

On Tuesday, the casino announced their plans to reopen on May 21. The move comes after Yuba and Sutter counties eased their restrictions after being approved by the state to push further into phase 2 of reopening.

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Despite the easing of restrictions, Gov. Gavin Newsom had reportedly urged tribes to reconsider opening casinos this early. Casinos were named as one of the businesses as part of the third phase of reopening, which the state has not moved into at this point.

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Several new preventative measures are being implemented at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento to try and stop the spread of coronavirus. The new measures include all guests and employees being required to wear face masks, temperatures will be checked at all entrances, and plastic shields being put up at service windows. Occupancy levels are also being reduced all around the building.

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The casino says their protocols have been reviewed by the Yuba-Sutter health officer.