However, The Borgata swung its doors open in the last days of July. New Jersey was one of the epicenters of the Covid-19 crisis this spring.Ītlantic City’s casinos were allowed to reopen ahead of the July 4 weekend and many did so. The Borgata was the last Atlantic City gambling venue to resume operations after all of the city’s casinos were ordered to shut down in mid-March to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. No tournament play is scheduled to take place at The Poker Room for now. The poker facility will only offer live cash games on seven-handed tables at first. Each of them will have polycarbonate dividers between each seat. One of the largest live poker rooms in the US with 77 tables, The Poker Room will now feature only 30 spaced-out tables. The Borgata’s Poker Room is scheduled to resume welcoming players at 10 am on Wednesday with certain adjustments made to meet pandemic safety requirements and guidelines. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, the city’s highest grossing casino, said Friday that it will reopen its poker room on October 21. After a seven-month coronavirus-induced hiatus, live poker is finally set to return to Atlantic City.