Slot Guidelines
COVID-19 Health & Safety Program
The number one priority for Odawa Casinos is to keep our team members, the community and guests safe. We are continuing to monitor the recommendations of local health officials, the CDC and Indian Health Service (IHS) as it relates to COVID-19. Extensive planning has gone into opening the doors again and we look forward to your return!
Emergency Order
The guidelines, posted late Friday on the control board’s website, include a seven-page document for nonrestricted licensees and a four-page notice for restricted licencees — those with 15 or fewer. Position Papers The Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG), provide the industry with a single set of guidelines for airport slot management and allocation. The slot planning process is the essential back bone to allow the industry to plan operations to the world’s most congested airports, avoiding what would otherwise be chaos. As public aquatic venues open in some areas, CDC offers the following considerations for the safety of those who operate, manage, and use public pools, hot tubs, and water playgrounds. A slot limit is a tool used by fisheries managers to regulate the size of fish that can legally be harvested from particular bodies of water. Usually set by state fish and game departments, the protected slot limit prohibits the harvest of fish where the lengths, measured from the snout to the end of the tail, fall within the protected interval.
On Sunday, November 15th the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued a new emergency order. This does NOT include Tribal casinos. We will remain open during this emergency order and continue to follow CDC guidelines. Please continue checking our website and Facebook page for COVID updates.
You can view our press release regarding this order here: We Will Remain Open - Press Release
Casino Hours
Odawa Casino Mackinaw
Winter hours of operation are 9:00am to 12:00am, seven days a week
Slot Guidelines
Odawa Casino Petoskey
Winter hours of operation are 9:00am to 2:00am Sunday through Thursday, 9:00am to 4:00am Friday & Saturday
What to Expect
- Security will keep an accurate customer count on incoming guests and outgoing guests to ensure we do not exceed capacity.
- Signage on Physical Distancing guidelines will be clearly marked throughout the facility in addition to hourly announcements over the PA system.
- All departments will clean and sanitize in a consistent and timely manner following the CDC / IHS guidelines.
- Any person (employees, guests & vendors) displaying a cough, shortness of breath or other known symptoms of COVID-19, will be asked not to visit our facilities.
- Each Department will go through rigorous training on cleaning and sanitizing in a consistent and timely manner following the CDC / IHS guidelines.
- All Team Members who come into direct contact with food and/or guests must wear an Odawa provided or self-provided mask. The face coverings must cover the mouth and nose in their entirety at a minimum.
Entering Odawa Casinos
The following entrances will be clearly marked:
- Guests will have access to the casino using the Main Entrance.
- The Petoskey local’s entrance and parking lot will be closed until further notice.
Worldwide Slot Guidelines
Temporary restriction: Guests must be 19 years or older at the Petoskey location and 21 years or older at the Mackinaw City location to enter the Casino as a guest (no children at this time).
A security officer will greet each visitor to Odawa Casino. All guests will have their temperature taken through a non-invasive thermal check before being allowed to enter. If above 100 degrees F, they will not be permitted into the facility.
Guests are required to wear a mask and can bring their own or one can be provided upon request by the Casino (while supplies last). N-95 or cloth masks and neck gaiters, are acceptable masks. We are no longer admitting guests with the face shields, unless it is being worn for extra protection in combination with a cloth mask or neck gaiter. All guests wishing to gamble may be requested to briefly lower their masks for age and identification purposes in compliance with the Gaming Commission.
All property gaming floors will temporarily be non-smoking. Designated indoor and outdoor smoking areas will be marked.