Seminole Hard Rock casinos and guitar hotel are reopening after COVID-19 closures

Let the games begin: the Seminole casinos are reopening.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood will open their doors at noon June 12, but there will be new rules if you want to play the games.

And yes, you have to wear a mask or face cloth.

Like most businesses, the casinos will cut guest capacity by 50 percent, and all guests and team members must have their temperature checked before entering. Plexiglas barriers will separate players at table and poker games and other customer service areas. Hand sanitizing stations will be set up throughout the casinos.

And don’t expect quite as many slot machines. To ensure social distancing inside the casinos, thousands of the machines will be turned off.

You can also book one of more than 600 guitar hotel guestrooms at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, and some restaurants will reopen as well. Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock and The Pavilion at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek will remain closed for now.

“Hard Rock and Seminole Gaming have made a tremendous commitment to sanitary protocols and a safety-first mentality for both guests and team members,” said Jim Allen, CEO of Seminole Gaming and Chairman of Hard Rock International, in a statement. “We are making sure our resorts and casinos are safe and sound so our guests and team members have peace of mind when they return.”

The casino reopenings follow the earlier reopening of the Miccosukee Tribe casinos, which opened its doors again in May and also implemented new sanitary and social distancing policies. All the casinos were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.