Nevada Braces for ‘Unprecedented’ Impact
Nevada’s tourism-dependent economy has weathered its share of 21st century crises the dot-com crash, 9/11, the global financial meltdown and the Great Recession that followed and the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. None of them compares to the destructive whirlwind of Covid-19. The Nevada Resort Association, the gaming industry’s lobbying arm, described […]
AC Could Face Long Climb Back
On March 16, by order of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Atlantic City’s nine casinos shut their doors—not for a few days to weather a hurricane, but for two weeks or more to ride out the nationwide Covid-19 outbreak. The precautions were necessary to protect visitors and employees,” said Rummy Pandit, executive director of the […]
eSports Replace Real Ones in Viral Era
Sports of all sorts have disappeared during the coronavirus pandemic, games postponed or cancelled around the world. MLB, NBA, NHL, FIFA, all gone, leaving emptiness in much of the public psyche, a symbol of a lack of normalcy. When the time comes next month, two months, six months from now that major sports returns, with […]
BetConstruct Offers Live Streaming of Casino Games
U.K.-based digital gaming supplier BetConstruct announced it is offering land-based casinos its services to live-stream casino games during the coronavirus crisis, to help offset the damage caused by mandated casino closures. “The response actions to COVID-19 outbreak cause massive shutdowns of gambling hotspots for the safety of both visitors and casino employees leading to significant […]
WSOP Holds Out Hope for 2020 Events
Although most of the U.S. gaming world is shut down due to the coronavirus, the World Series of Poker is still holding out hope that the tournament will begin May 23 in Las Vegas. WSOP is still making preparations to begin the tournament at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. WSOP Vice […]
Maryland Passes Stripped Down Sports Betting Vote
Faced with an early legislative adjournment due to the coronavirus pandemic, and a desire to get the sports betting issue on the ballot this year, the Maryland General Assembly on March 18 stripped the bill of major details so it sailed through both houses. Both the House and the Senate overwhelmingly approved SB 4, which […]
Massachusetts Reservation ‘Disestablished’
In a surprising development Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has ordered that the reservation set aside for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts be “disestablished.” While the federal recognition for the tribe remains unchanged, the land-into-trust decision reverses a previous decision made by the department to take the land into trust. “Today’s action was […]
Nevada OKs Betting on Esports
With the dearth of sports betting due to the shutdown of virtually all live sporting events across the globe, the Nevada Gaming Control Board last week approved betting on esports, the first state to do so. Nevada and New Jersey had previously allowed betting on standalone esports events, but this is the first time a […]
PA Online Casinos Surge Amid Crisis
Many of Pennsylvania’s online casinos have reported a surge in new signups as a result of the shutdown of land-based casinos due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Operators of those casinos also are making sure to promote their operations to players who are stuck at home. “During this very difficult and unprecedented period of time […]
Gaming Gets a Piece of $2.2 Trillion Aid Bill
The federal government’s $2.2 trillion economic rescue package should go a long way toward helping the gaming industry weather the nationwide Covid-19 shutdown if it lasts longer than a month. As it stands, some 980 commercial and tribal casinos in 43 states are closed, according to the American Gaming Association. The number of direct jobs […]
How to Bet on Virtual Sports
During the current casino shutdown, online gamblers have filled some of the void by sampling their favorite slot and table games—both digital versions, “live” streaming table games and even reel-spinning slots—on their favorite iGaming sites. But what about sports? Covid-19 has brought live sports to a grinding halt. Practically every major sporting event around the […]
These Racetracks Are Still Running, Sans Fans
Who’s in and who’s out? It’s a vexing question for horse-racing handicappers. The list of racetracks that are open or closed changes almost daily due to the impact of the coronavirus. Decisions are being made not only by the tracks, but by local and state governments. The good news is that some tracks are running—and […]
