COVID-19 and Online Casinos

[globalgamer]

I woke up in a whole new world recently. Surrounded by people wearing antiviral space suits, empty planes, masks and gloves and social distancing. Is this the Twilight Zone, or perhaps Black Mirror? 

 After going through my normal extensive travel routine, bounding from country to country and donating money to various land based casinos (as well as online from time to time), I found myself locked down due to travel restrictions for 14 days, three times in the last few months. And now I am in a country in which everything is closed (except hospitals, fast food, and convenience stores). No Starbucks, no sit down restaurant, no hotel reservations, no foreign travelers accepted and.....the big drumroll now begins...NO CASINOS!!!! They all text me to tell me they were closing (one perk of being a big loser in a small town). 

Anyway, where I am going with this is that....given the mass closure of land based casinos in many countries given the state of affairs globally amidst the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, how are online casinos doing? I have a feeling they are getting rattled pretty hard also, since many of us are loosing all of our money in the stock market, others are off work, etc. etc. On the one hand land based are closed or if open are quite risky right now due to the virus, but on the other hand people have a lot of time on their hands at home which seems perfect for online casinos. On top of this is an endless stream of bad news and markets crashing and people without jobs. And by the way it's quite hard to catch the virus playing online, unless you are doing so in an Internet cafe or aboard a cruise ship. 

Mostly I am curios if online casinos are struggling, as well as their gamer providers, and if so perhaps it is harder than usual to win (less money in seems to mean less money out - at least in my humble opinion - I never seem to win in an empty casino). Or perhaps they are making a killing (figuratively of course) right now, and as a result, soaring profits and lots of money in and a GREAT TIME TO WIN.

No idea, so curious if anyone has their finger on the pulse of this online gaming industry and can shed some light on the state of affairs for online casinos. Slow or busy? 

And I would like to leave you all with some unrelated but much needed good news (you won't hear this on CNN): 

Some positive news ......

-China has closed down its last coronavirus hospital. Not enough new cases to support them.

- Doctors in India have been successful in treating Coronavirus. Combination of drugs used: Lopinavir, Retonovir, Oseltamivir along with Chlorphenamine. They are going to suggest same medicine, globally.

- Researchers of the Erasmus Medical Center claim to have found an antibody against coronavirus.

- A 103-year-old Chinese grandmother has made a full recovery from COVID-19 after being treated for 6 days in Wuhan, China.

- Apple reopens all 42 china stores,

- Cleveland Clinic developed a COVID-19 test that gives results in hours, not days.

- Good news from South Korea, where the number of new cases is declining.

- Italy is hit hard, experts say, only because they have the oldest population in Europe.

- Scientists in Israel likely to announce the development of a coronavirus vaccine.

- 3 Maryland coronavirus patients fully recovered; able to return to everyday life.

- A network of Canadian scientists are making excellent progress in Covid-19 research.

- A San Diego biotech company is developing a Covid-19 vaccine in collaboration with Duke University and National University of Singapore.

- Tulsa County's first positive COVID-19 case has recovered. This individual has had two negative tests, which is the indicator of recovery.

- All 7 patients who were getting treated for at Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi have recovered.

- Plasma from newly recovered patients from Covid -19 can treat others infected by Covid-19

[tilemore91]

Its as good of a time as any to find yourself again, some of the greatest achievements were achieved while under certain constraints. What i mean is that we need to try and look at the bright side, and boy oh boy, the winning in the online casino are defiantly compensating for the stuff going on.

[globalgamer]

17 minutes ago, tilemore91 said:

Its as good of a time as any to find yourself again, some of the greatest achievements were achieved while under certain constraints. What i mean is that we need to try and look at the bright side, and boy oh boy, the winning in the online casino are defiantly compensating for the stuff going on.

Definitely agree, a nice win would really be helpful!

[cocopop3011]

I've been thinking about the impact of online casinos myself actually! I think financially players could be struggling over the coming weeks, I kow my household is cetainly going to be. Will I have money to gamble? I really don't think I will. 

However, online casinos could also see an influx of players especially those who are in self isolation or lockdown or working from home. So to be honest I don't really know how this is going to pan out for the iGaming industry. Microgaming have released a press statement saying they are doing eveything they can to remain normal but I haven't seen any others making statements yet. 

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[pokiewins]

Our Clubs and Pubs in Australia are about to be closed - the traffic to online casinos is about to go up 10000x from our Country . We have Slots in every pub and club and as you may already know we are the biggest gamblers in the world. 

[cocopop3011]

19 minutes ago, pokiewins said:

Our Clubs and Pubs in Australia are about to be closed - the traffic to online casinos is about to go up 10000x from our Country . We have slots in every pub and club and as you may already know we are the biggest gamblers in the world. 

Yep, all of the land based casinos have been ordered to close in the UK too. I seen that Las Vegas has now closed their casinos as well. I guess people who want to gamble may turn to online casinos but then will online casinos be effected by this? I would imagine!

[globalgamer]

it could be a huge surge for online casinos, I suppose they will never tell us this, but in my humble opinion the busier they are the better the chance for a big win, and the more overall that pays out. Not sure how true that is but I never seem to do well at 4am in a land based casino when I am the only one there. 

[tilemore91]

On 3/24/2020 at 4:20 AM, globalgamer said:

it could be a huge surge for online casinos, I suppose they will never tell us this, but in my humble opinion the busier they are the better the chance for a big win, and the more overall that pays out. Not sure how true that is but I never seem to do well at 4am in a land based casino when I am the only one there. 

How is it going any new wins?

[Flatzem]

On 3/24/2020 at 12:20 PM, globalgamer said:

it could be a huge surge for online casinos, I suppose they will never tell us this, but in my humble opinion the busier they are the better the chance for a big win, and the more overall that pays out. Not sure how true that is but I never seem to do well at 4am in a land based casino when I am the only one there. 

One UK affiliate that does youtube slot videos has admitted that sign ups are up significantly during this time. More people staying at home and gambling money at online casinos.

[pinnit2015]

Some online casinos have ramped up their Covid marketing: AG sites in particular and Nektan are bombarding my email box. Almost like they sense the boredom in households. 

Others have been quite quiet; possibly not wanting to look like they're milking it. 

[pinnit2015]

Soon as i said it one of the groups sends out emails reminding folk of RG -  - whatever 

[ValDes]

Just saying Hi and hoping you're all holding up, chaps!  

[ShearedWeird]

I think with everyone being at home, they're going to want to be more distracted and this is what online casinos do, at least they keep them busy...

[gameka]

I think that during the coronavirus, the popularity of online casinos is growing. Everyone needs money, and sitting at home and few can earn. I believe that the main thing is to find a reliable site that you can really trust. Sitting at home without work and without money is also a bad idea. I think that now people just rush to such side jobs like here, you can click and earn money, including me. I always thought that even sitting in quarantine should be useful. So, don't be panic but be carefull and stay home. Now with internet we can live without work))

Edited April 27, 2020 by gameka
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