The casinos released a video celebrating the openings. The tribe’s nearby Little Six Casino is also open. One of the largest casinos in the state, Mystic Lake in Shakopee, reopened on May 26 in what the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community called a “phased approach” to reopening. Tribal casinos in Minnesota are slowly reopening after months of being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.Īnd with all of the reopenings and potential reopenings of these casinos, there are many changes being made to comply with social distancing guidelines and safety restrictions - put in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19.