Osage Casinos in Oklahoma announce reopening dates 8 May 2020 Osage Casino Hotel - Ponca City in Oklahoma will open today at 10 a.m., according to a Facebook post dated 7 May. 'We are thrilled to announce that our Ponca City Casino will be opening on May 8th at 10am! The Osage Casino in Ponca City became the first of the branch to resume operations, with a limited opening that began Friday. The Osage Casino Hotel Ponca City, 64464 SH 60, had been closed for.

Photo caption: Osage Casinos to reopen Ponca City location on May 8. Pictured is the Osage Casinos gaming floor in Ponca City in 2015. Osage News File Photo. Osage Casinos will reopen its Ponca City location on Friday after closing in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tulsa’s Osage Casino will reopen at 10 a.m. On Friday, following the Ponca City location’s reopening that happened May 8. FOX23 saw long lines of people outside the casino’s entrance through their. Osage Casinos opened their Ponca City casino last Friday to test social distancing, and sanitation measures. They later decided to open the remaining six locations in Tulsa, Skiatook, Bartlesville.

Osage Casino in Ponca City reopened on Friday morning with a reduced capacity and hours. The casino has been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Only one entrance and exit is open at the Ponca City location, both on the south side of the property. Security is monitoring how many guests are allowed on the casino floor, which will be approximately 25 percent of capacity.

Byron Bighorse, CEO of Osage Casinos, was at the reopening on Friday and was thrilled one of the properties could open. “The Ponca City location was ready and willing to step up to reopen. I can’t say enough about the fantastic team we have here at the Ponca City location.”

“We are going to see how the demand goes right now,” said Bighorse. “There is no hotel, no food service and no table games. The convenience store is open. Our top priority is to keep our patrons and employees safe.”

The bar area at Osage Casino is open. “The area is open but we have removed some tables and chairs at the bar. We want to encourage social distancing. Obviously if someone is sitting with their significant other there isn’t a problem there. We will have a problem when crowds gather to watch something on television. If I see things are getting out of hand, I won’t hesitate to shut things down.”

As part of their reopening guidelines, all employees are required to wear masks until further notice. “Guests will be strongly encouraged to wear a mask and we will make them available, but we will not ask anyone to leave if they do not wear a mask,” said Bighorse.

Every other machine is also turned off inside the casino as a way to promote social distancing.

The Ponca City location will be open from 10 a.m to midnight daily and until 2 a.m. on the weekend.

Osage Casinos were closed on March 18 at all of its locations. “Obviously we thought the closure would only last about two weeks but then things continued and we went through the entire month of April,” he said. “The COVID-19 pandemic has absolutely devastated the tribe.”

Employees of the Osage Casino locations were paid for approxiately two weeks until the casino had to stay closed longer and employees were furloughed.

“We have applied for the PPE program and have been funded $9.1 million to help us cover payroll and other expenses for the next couple of months,” he said.

The Osage Casinos in Tulsa, Sand Springs, Bartlesville, Skiatook, Hominy and Pawhuska will reopen on May 15.

TULSA, Okla. — People lined up outside Osage Casino near downtown Tulsa Friday morning eager to take their chances on the slot machines.

2 Works for You's Ashley Wheeler caught the video of the long lines.

Lines of people waiting to enter Osage Casino in Tulsa after its been closed for a month. @KJRH2HDpic.twitter.com/1ArSmEaz9c

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— Ashley Wheeler (@AWheelerKJRH) May 15, 2020

Osage Casinos reopened six locations Friday morning after being closed over a month due to the pandemic.

Guests will notice some changes for social distancing. Electric gaming is available, but table games, hotels, and seated dining will remain closed until further notice.

Osage Casinos opened their Ponca City casino last Friday to test social distancing, and sanitation measures. They later decided to open the remaining six locations in Tulsa, Skiatook, Bartlesville, Hominy, Pawhuska, and Sand Springs.

For now, different locations will be open at different times.

• Hominy, Pawhuska, Bartlesville will open from 2 to 10 pm.
• Tulsa, Skiatook, and Sand Springs will open Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday through Thursday 10 am to 2 pm.

Officials said they'll do everything possible to enforce social distancing by spacing out games and closing games that would cause guests to be in close contact with other guests. There are also hand sanitizer, masks, and gloves readily available.

2 Works for You talked to a spokesperson for the Hard Rock and River Spirit Casino about when the casino will open and they said it could be late May or early June. They have plans moving forward with both casinos to release in the coming weeks.

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