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(Bloomberg)—Louisiana will allow casinos to reopen on May 18, making it the first big U.S. market to announce a return to gambling.
The reopening is subject to casinos gaining state-police approval of their plans, Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Jones said Monday in an email.
Louisiana will provide an early test of the gambling industry’s ability to bounce back from the coronavirus closing. The state ranked fifth, behind Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, with casino revenue of $2.56 billion in 2018, according to the American Gaming Association.
A few tribal casinos, including ones in Oklahoma, Idaho and Washington, have already reopened, as...