Travel Why are Arizona casinos still open despite experts saying they’re high-risk during COVID-19 spike? July 26, 2020July 27, 2020 Sasha Hupka, Arizona Republic Comments Off on Why are Arizona casinos still open despite experts saying they’re high-risk during COVID-19 spike? Casinos are the only business designated as high-risk by Arizona's health department that remain unrestricted amid the state's recent COVID-19 spike.