Governors in Pennsylvania and New Jersey announced that they were lifting capacity restrictions in many industries in their state, including casinos, later this month.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that starting Memorial Day, the state's 14 commercial casinos are allowed to operate at 100% capacity. However, local governments can still impose restrictions on these properties and of course these properties can implement whatever measures they deem necessary.

"At 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday May 31, casino floors will no longer be subject to capacity restrictions," Wolf said in a statement.

Wolf's statewide face mask mandate will remain in effect, as will a temporary indoor smoking ban. Wolf has been one of the strictest governors when it comes to restrictions in the gambling industry. He shut down casinos in his state not once but twice after forcing them to shut down for three weeks last December.

It wasn't until April 4 that it eased the restrictions and allowed them to operate with 75% capacity.

Wolf's announcement came a day after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he would lift capacity restrictions for Atlantic City Casinos starting May 19.

"It's time to take serious steps to reopen our economy and loosen up both indoors and outdoors," Murphy said in a statement.

In addition to allowing full capacity, Murphy also said bar seating and casino buffets will be allowed again from May 7. Like its neighboring governor in Pennsylvania, the Murphy mask mandate will remain in place and social distancing guidelines will continue to apply.

According to the report Philadelphia Inquirer, Murphy links the reopening to the rate of vaccination. About half of the state's population is fully vaccinated, but Murphy has set a goal of getting 70% vaccinated by June.

Like Wolf, Murphy imposed some of the strictest lockdown restrictions on his state. After closing the land-based casino market in mid-March last year, it did not allow casinos to reopen until July at 25% capacity. It also banned food service in buildings in Atlantic City, but finally dropped the ban last November.

It did not relax these restrictions until mid-March this year, when it allowed casinos to operate with 50% capacity.