Britain’s casinos have finally been allowed to reopen. The government gave the green light to nearly all the casinos, except those in areas still in lockdown where the incidence of new cases of COVID-19 is considered high. What has changed since the government drastically rescinded its permission at the eleventh hour at the end of July? Not much, really. If anything, the number of new cases of COVID–19 being detected has increased, so the change of heart is baffling.
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