New cleaning protocols include investment in hospital grade UVC germicidal technology. The casino’s website indicates that the casino will close from 3 a.m. Viejas Casino & Resort is the first local casino to announce plans to reopen on May 18 with social distancing. For non-gaming tribes that depend largely on shared revenues from tribes with casinos, some tribal members still live below the poverty level, so the consequences of the shut-down have been severe. In addition to losing gaming revenues, many tribal members also lost their jobs. (San Diego’s East County) – With casinos, hotels and other tribal enterprises shut down since March due to COVID-19 as stay-home orders remain in effect statweide, San Diego’s Native American tribes have been hard-hit economically. Facebook Journalism Project covid-19 reporting.
