(For latest updates on what’s open and what’s happening at Pala, visit their website at /property-updates.) Pala also limited seating in their seven other restaurants and bars and restricted use of their pool, now closed for the season, to hotel guests only.

They pulled numerous slot machines from the casino floor to create safe spacing and temporarily closed down their spa, dining buffet and their more intimate dining areas, The Oak Room and Sushi Sake.

In addition to adopting the safety and sanitation protocols developed by the National Indian Gaming Association in conjunction with the governor’s office, during the spring closure Pala designed strategies that greatly reduced the occupancy of the casino, restaurants, entertainment areas and other public spaces. “Our goal is to provide an area with exciting table game action in a clean, safe and Asian-friendly environment, where guests can find all of their favorite games in one convenient and beautiful location,” Ly said.Ĭonversion of the more tightly packed poker room into the less dense Asian Gaming Room was only one of many design and operational changes Pala made because of the pandemic.

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