Put option casinos, in addition to Las Vegas and Pennsylvania, have announced temporary closures in recent days due to the virus.
Murphy said gambling will continue in New Jersey.
“Bad news is not much to bet on,” he said, referring to how top primary sports leagues have suspended play because of the virus.
Monday’s announcement comes a day after the governors of 4 states (California, Illinois, Massachusetts and Ohio) announced they would order restaurants and/or bars to close.
Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s most sensible infectious disease expert, said Sunday that he would like to “see a dramatic reduction in the private interaction we see in restaurants and bars. “
New Jersey saw at least 178 shown coronavirus cases Monday afternoon, adding two deaths. The numbers have been emerging day by day and the government expects many more cases across the state in the coming weeks.
. @GovMurphy just invoked “Jaws” at his press conference on the #coronavirus. “We’re going to want a bigger ship,” he says of NJ’s increasing measures to combat the virus. https://t. co/FNEJSGwamN