This Week in Gambling

Despite an explosion in the volume of online gambling in the states, both Pennsylvania and New Jersey gambling have fallen dramatically during the pandemic… losing nearly $300 million in revenue. Things were not any better in Delaware. Despite online gambling indeed skyrocketing in all three states, newly released data show it wasn’t nearly enough to offset massive losses from traditional casinos. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware allow regulated online gaming, including poker, roulette and slots. As casinos across the country went dark under the Coronavirus last month, eyes turned toward those digital life rafts: could they ride out the storm?…

The reopening of New York casinos will be considered on an ‘individual basis’ according to Governor Andrew Cuomo. The state will take a regional approach, Cuomo said, with least affected regions opening earlier than their downstate counterparts. The specifics surrounding the opening of casinos in New York may fall under the “attractive nuisances” reference he made, where they pose a potentially dangerous situation by attracting people to them from outside the New York region, and then overwhelm the people in that region. “When the state and health organizations feel that the plan meets the necessary standards and protocols, we look…

The Venetian Hotel and Casino has unveiled their Las Vegas reopen plans for recovery from the Coronavirus, and they include a list of protocols to be followed that will help ensure guest safety. Guests will receive a personal mask, along with an amenity kit that includes sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and gloves. Thermal cameras have been installed to check guests and employees at every resort entry point, and anyone with a temperature of at least 100.4 would be subject to a second screening and a potential medical assessment. Slot machines will be arranged to allow for social distancing, while table games…

There is now a plan in place from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to reopen Las Vegas casinos! All that’s needed is permission from Governor Steve Sisolak! But despite calls from Mayor Carolyn Goodman to open The Strip immediately based on economic reasons, the governor says that decision will be based on science. Hello friends, and thanks for streaming another edition This Week in Gambling. Welcome to week seven of the global corona virus pandemic, where everyone is asking: When can we return to our normal lives? That is, if we can ever really get back to a normal life….

This Week in Gambling reported last week that the mayor of Las Vegas is in a mad rush to reopen The Strip and convention centers. Her comments contradict the guidelines for reopening issued by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, who will ultimately be the authority to sign off on any plan to open the doors of the casinos. The board has a list of procedures in place that businesses should follow before reopening, which include complying with all prescribed local, state and federal COVID-19 heath requirements. Mayor Goodman does not have the power to order Las Vegas’ casinos to reopen….

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