{"id":4884,"date":"2021-08-16T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:55:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:55:28","slug":"france-and-italy-implement-mandatory-covid-19-passes-at-all-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/france-and-italy-implement-mandatory-covid-19-passes-at-all-casinos\/","title":{"rendered":"France And Italy Implement Mandatory COVID-19 Passes At All Casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"COVID-19Some countries are now requiring players to present proof that they’re fully vaccinated before they are allowed to enter European casinos<\/a>. France and Italy have now made health passes mandatory at casinos and other leisure and hospitality venues, and more countries could soon follow suit. <\/p>\n

The move comes in the wake of increasing COVID-19 cases in both countries, mainly brought about by the more transmissible Delta variant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Under new guidelines, customers will now be asked to show certain documents proving that they’re not a health risk before they can enter casinos in France and Italy. <\/p>\n

Players should be “fully vaccinated<\/em>“, which means they must have received either one or two shots of the COVID-19 jab, depending on the brand of the vaccine. <\/p>\n

Those developed by Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca<\/strong> require two doses, while Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen<\/strong> vaccine is a single-shot jab. <\/p>\n

Alternatively, if patrons cannot present a vaccination pass, they must prove that they are not virus carriers by showing a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of visiting the casino. Those who have been previously infected may also present an RT-PCR or antigen test showing that they’ve fully recovered from the virus. <\/p>\n

France and Italy have also reinstated the mandatory wearing of face masks, barely two months after going mask-free. Apart from France and Italy, four other European territories are now enforcing the health pass requirement, including Portugal, Cyprus, Lithuania, and Slovenia<\/strong>. Germany<\/strong> could also take a similar approach, with some states already putting in place their own restrictions.<\/p>\n

King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic will also be asking for COVID passes from players who want to participate in the World Series of Poker Europe<\/em> (WSOPE). <\/p>\n

In the UK, where all pandemic-related restrictions were removed back in July, customers can freely enter casinos without presenting a health pass<\/strong>. COVID passes could become a requirement across the country’s nightclubs beginning September, but there’s been no sign as of yet that if a similar measure will be implemented at casinos or elsewhere. <\/p>\n

New Rules Ignite Protests <\/h2>\n

Not everyone is accepting of these changes though. In France in particular, civil unrest broke out across the country<\/a> as soon as the new rules were announced. <\/p>\n

Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

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