There’s no question that the reopening process has been a source of frustration for proprietors across of country — the degree of frustration based on the timing and restrictions dictated by each state’s governor.

Don’t get Mike Monyak started about what he has been dealing with
in order to get the South Point Bowling Center ready for reopening Thursday in
Las Vegas, attempting to adhere to the “Governor’s Roadmap to Recovery for
Nevada.”

“We know there will be people coming in and inspecting the
operation, making sure that we’re doing everything right,” said Monyak, South
Point’s Director of Bowling Operations. “So I’ve been following the section
called ‘Guidelines for Bowling Alleys.’”

The section includes a number of protocols, some deemed mandatory,
and others categorized more loosely as “best practices.”

“It’s mostly common-sense stuff,” Monyak said. “It’s stuff we
would have been — and have been — doing anyway. Not long after we were shut
down, I began cleaning house balls.”

But this part of the section proved bewildering to Monyak:

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Ensure minimum 6 feet between people, adjust floor plan for tables or booths.

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Daily deep disinfection of high contact surfaces (e.g. door handles, light
switches, seats, railings, cabinetry handles, light switches, seats, railings,
cabinetry handles, appliance handles, toilets, countertops, phones, tablets,
etc.).

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Regulate max number of people in alley spaces keeping at least 2 empty rows
between guest.

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Alternate rows between customers.

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Utilize remote ticketing.

“When I read that second bullet point, I was confused at
first,” Monyak said. “Why were they repeating things? Then it hit me: They were
cutting and pasting.”

That made sense, since many businesses share similar
features that would need to be cleaned regularly.

Then it got stranger, with protocols that had nothing to do
with bowling centers. But Monyak quickly determined that whomever was putting
the guidelines together had been doing more cutting and pasting — from the section
dealing with movie theaters.

“That’s the challenge we’re facing here,” Monyak said. “We
want to adhere to all the guidelines, but they sure make it challenging to do
so.”

South Point and its bowling center did open as scheduled on
Thursday. All other Las Vegas casinos housing large bowling centers also were
scheduled to reopen Thursday, with the exception of Texas Station. No reopening
date has been announced for that property.