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SANDERSVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - The only casino in the Pine Belt is now open again. The Bok Homa Casino shut down four months ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are some game changes. The new way to win begins Saturday, September 1st, at 10 a.m. Join us for be GRAND OPENING of SPORTSBOOK at Bok Homa Casino in Sandersville, MS, located just outside of Laurel. Big games are happening this weekend — What will your first bet be?

SANDERSVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - The only casino in the Pine Belt is now open again. The Bok Homa Casino shut down four months ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are some game changes.

“We’ve added these crystal betting tables over here which have their own personal TV on them, so you can watch your game, sit there; it’s like a VIP experience,” said Bok Homa Casino Sportsbook Director Chris Hopwood. “You’ll be able to do the in-play betting on the screen itself just like our regular kiosks all our guests love that were here before.”

In addition to game changes, sanitation measures are being taken to keep players safe.

“We have chip cleaning machines for those who like to play table games. Those chips are cleaned and sanitized before you ever sit down,” said Bok Homa Casino Public Relations Director Erica Moore. “Our slot machines, we have techs that are walking around; they will sanitize those machines for you prior to play. We have an air filtration system that we’ve installed. This place is going to be extremely safe for you to come into.”

Guests may only enter through the front door. The side doors will be used as exits only. Additionally, smoking will not be allowed inside, but there are smoking sections outside.

The casino is set up with social distancing in mind as every other machine is closed to provide space between players.

According to officials, Lucky’s Restaurant inside the casino will be open but only for to-go orders. Masks must be worn inside at all times, so there will be no eating allowed inside the facility.

After the reopening, Bok Homa Casino will be open 24/7.

A Sandersville police officer was injured early Thursday after he was shot while attempting to approach a suspect at a convenience store.

Officer Miguel Grimaldo, who is also a Jones County Sheriff's deputy, was shot in the face and arm, Chief Curtis Pitts said, but is at home recovering from his injuries.

'It's a real blessing he wasn't more seriously injured than he is,' Pitts said.

Pitts said Grimaldo was responding to a radio dispatch about 'some type of criminal activity' that had taken place at Bok Homa Casino around 2 a.m.

Police had been alerted as the suspect was headed toward Sandersville from the casino.

Grimaldo encountered the suspect at the Circle K, when the man got of the vehicle and opened fire, striking the officer. Pitts said he was not sure how many rounds were fired.

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After the shooting, the suspect, later identified as 33-year-old William Belk of Pachuta, fled the scene.

Unaware he was injured, Grimaldo began to pursue Belk, who was apprehended in Laurel, Pitts said.

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Laurel police found Belk at Walmart, where he was taken into custody.

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Belk was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon on a police officer and booked into the Jones County Jail.

Jones County Sheriff's Department is handling the investigation into Grimaldo's shooting. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is handling the incident at the casino.

Contact Lici Beveridge at 601-584-3104 or lbeveridge@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @licibev or Facebook at facebook.com/licibeveridge.

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