It’s a relief to be back at work, Harkins said, even though she feels apprehensive about the health risks. “It’s a new normal,” said Vanessa Harkins, an entertainer on hand wearing glittering high heels, a shimmering two-piece costume, a feather crown, and a bejeweled protective face mask. But just because the gambling halls are open doesn’t mean they’re operating like they used to. That both he and the dealer had half their faces hidden under protective masks did not faze Mills, one of hundreds of people who streamed into Harrah’s Philadelphia in the hour after it reopened its doors Friday morning in Chester.Ĭasinos across Pennsylvania have been reopening this month, and all but one are set to resume operations by next week. He’s subsisted on low-stakes online poker games, “just for some action.”

But since the state ordered casinos to shut down in March to prevent coronavirus spread, he’s had no comparable outlet. “I used to come here four days a week,” he said. He was escorted off casino property by EMS and Harrah’s staff.WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor The man was administered Narcan by the trooper and became responsive. Overdose: At 2:40 a.m., troopers were notified that a patron was unresponsive on the floor.

The subject, a Delaware resident, was not charged after a further review with the Pennsylvania Gaming commission and Harrah’s table games determined that he had no criminal intent. A surveillance review was completed and the cheat was confirmed. Theft by Deception: Casino surveillance contacted state police in reference to a $50 past post bet on craps table 304. During the investigation the woman was notified that the voucher was the property of another patron and she paid full restitution. Another patron found the voucher and used the money in a slot machine. Lost property/theft: A Philadelphia woman dropped a $400 voucher on the floor by a slot machine. Troopers viewed surveillance which showed two patrons engaged in “hand to hand combat.” Charges were filed. Troopers interviewed two 49-year-old men from Philadelphia. Schuster took the chips and left the property in a silver Ford pickup truck April 2įight: State police was alerted of a fight between two patrons on the casino floor. Lost property/theft: A North Carolina man left $160 in chips behind on a blackjack table, which were picked up by Paul Schuster, 31, of Lewes, Delaware, shortly after midnight. The latest Pennsylvania Bureau of Gaming, State Police crime report for Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino in Chester.

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