Six States Temporarily Extend Bar Hours for World Cup Matches

Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington have approved measures to extend hours for alcohol sales during the World Cup. Similar proposals are being considered in New York and Massachusetts. m.

During the World Cup and America 250 celebrations. m. m. between June 11 and July 20. Gov. Josh Shapiro approved the legislation.

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Mark Prinzinger, owner of Lion Sports Bar in Philadelphia, has hired extra staff, streamlined menus and planned late-night programming. “People want to have a beer with other soccer fans and the great thing about the World Cup is that it brings people together from all over the world into one place to watch a sport that everybody loves,” he said.

“Just because people are hanging out at the bar watching a soccer game doesn’t mean they’re getting blitzed.

In fact, I would say it’s completely the opposite. I think people want to watch the game. ” Rhode Island Rep. Teresa Tanzi said, “Not everybody that’s going to walk into a place is going to be chugging drinks and getting loaded.

David Henkes, senior principal at Technomic, said, “It’s so hard to stay open late night or overnight just because it’s hard to find labor. m. if the English or Scottish teams are playing in the knockout stages.

U.K. government relaxed its licensing rules for the World Cup. Local authorities in Scotland can allow pubs to stay open until 30 minutes after matches end. m.

Eastern time. A majority of World Cup games will be held from early afternoon through early evening.