UK betting shops are furiously prepping for their post-pandemic reopening, while Genting Casinos may be permanently closing some of its shuttered UK venues.

On Tuesday, GVC Holdings announced it would reopen all 2,445 Ladbrokes and Coral betting shops in England on Monday, June 15, in accordance with the UK government’s lifting of its mid-March ban on ‘non-essential’ retail operations. GVC’s shops in the rest of the UK will follow suit according to those individual regions’ lockdown guidance.

GVC says the health and safety precautions that punters will encounter upon entering one of its shops “meet or exceed guidelines laid down by the UK government and the World Health Organization.”

For instance, ‘sneeze screens’ will ensure a protective barrier between staff and customers, while the latter who are looking to use a betting station or gaming machine will be supplied with ‘stylus pens’ to avoid physical contact with the machines.