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Subscriber login Enter your email address. Andrew Cuomo's coronavirus press conference for Monday, March The latest news delivered directly to your inbox every day at 3 p. Rivers Casino in Schenectady shuts down over coronavirus. Saratoga Casino Hotel also shut down Monday, partly: The gaming floor and simulcast area will remain closed. Newer music was played on the PA system. Some snagged a few rolls of that suddenly rare commodity, toilet paper. The casino was nearly deserted Monday afternoon, as the last few dealers waited for management to tally up their tables. Then I would have been in the casino world for a very long time. Activate online.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Then on Friday, Cuomo sharply limited mass gatherings, and foot traffic plunged almost immediately at Rivers. I love meeting all the people, I just want it to be up and running as soon as possible. Jason Martinez, a card dealer at Rivers, said the closure brought home to him how serious the situation is. Harness racing will resume Wednesday, but without fans in the stands. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}All told, more than 1, people work in the complex. Forgot Password? Martinez, 40, a Brooklyn native, was visiting a relative in Schenectady around the time the casino was getting ready to open, and he signed on to work there from the beginning. View Comments. Up until Thursday, Rivers had been attracting crowds despite the growing public awareness of the health dangers of large gatherings of people. Log in Already a print subscriber? Skip to main navigation. So I would literally just have to sit tight and ride this wave. All told, a skeleton staff of only about will be on site for as long as the COVID crisis continues. Email Address. Fix-It jobs to help make ends meet. Hide Advanced Search. If the Rivers shutdown becomes an extended closure, he has some savings from three years on the job and will take on Mr. Cuomo ordered casinos and other large gathering places to shut down by 8 p. The floor is nearly deserted at Rivers Casino on Monday. Moore said the Schenectady casino was the last of the four properties owned by Rush Street Gaming to close. Employees ate or took home much of what was perishable on site, from the vegetables to the Villa Italia pastries. Home News. Enter the password that accompanies your email address. General Manager Justin Moore said Rivers beat that by about 8 hours, after the last party of card players wrapped up. The 10 percent of Rivers employees who stay on the job — management, security, maintenance, marketing — will get extra vacation time for doing so.