News:
  • Peter Campbell-Kelly Plays Biber's Mystery Sonata No. 16 ‘Passacaglia’
  • Moon and the Animation
  • Bura-Bari Nwilo: "This Is How I Have Imagined You"
  • Favorable Restrictions
  • Katherine Koch: Eight Watercolors from 2020
  • "All My Thoughts": Interview with Katherine Koch
  • Contact us
  • About
    • What is Cultural Weekly?
    • Advertise
    • Contributors
    • Masthead
    • Subscribe
    • Submissions: Write for us
    • Cultural Weekly Style & Formatting Guide
  • Contact us
  • About
    • What is Cultural Weekly?
    • Advertise
    • Contributors
    • Masthead
    • Subscribe
    • Submissions: Write for us
    • Cultural Weekly Style & Formatting Guide
Cultural Weekly logo
  • Film
  • TV + Web
  • Poetry
  • Art
  • Architecture
  • Literature
  • Theatre
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Film
  • TV + Web
  • Poetry
  • Art
  • Architecture
  • Literature
  • Theatre
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
  • Food

The Impact of the Pandemic on Gambling Culture and Behavior

By Our Friends on February 16, 2021 inGamblingLifestyle

E-commerce
Click Here To View Comments

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world we live in. Businesses are having to close and adapt how they are offering products and services to customers. People are having to stay at home more and work from home. But what impact is the pandemic having on gambling culture and player’s behavior? Let’s take a closer look at the facts that have been gathered.

Casinos Forced to Closed

When COVID-19 started to spread, it was clear that the normal way of life had to change. In other words, people could not be safely gathering in public places where the transmission would be easier due to both the gatherings and if singing or large amounts of talking happened. In particular, casinos and other gambling venues, such as lotteries and bingo halls would have to close. This has been in most places in Europe to Australia, as well as Canada and the United States.

As anyone would expect the closure of casinos meant that in-person gambling dropped dramatically. Casinos experienced a huge decrease in revenue during the height of the pandemic. For example, revenues of UK casinos dropped by at least 50 percent, as well as a 15-day closure in Macau leading to a whopping 88 percent drop in revenue.

Boost in Online Gambling

Despite in-person gambling taking a hit, online casinos have seen a boost in activity. Indeed, more people are spending time at home and are looking for ways to have fun and entertain themselves. One way they are doing this is gambling online since their favorite establishment is closed. While there was an increase happening with the online gambling industry before the pandemic, this time in history has led to a further increase, with new and experienced players looking to stay entertained.

Online operators are able to offer everyone’s favorite casino games. From blackjack and poker to slot machines, most games are available online and are able to be played whenever someone wants. This on-demand experience is something that a lot of people cannot enjoy at their local casino right now. What’s more, there is the lure of promotions and bonuses, which mean players have the opportunity to win more money. They add excitement to gambling and increase the chances of winning.

But players will have to be careful that they do not fall into a trap with gambling. In other words, the on-demand experience has the potential to lead to problems for those struggling mentally while self-isolating. This will be something that has to be monitored by operators. Indeed, there are some bringing in regulations for players.

The convenience that is offered by an online experience may be something that stays after the pandemic is over. When it is safe to return, people will go back to their local casino. But it will be interesting to observe how the online industry adjusts to this change. If it is like other technology out there, it is likely to be unaffected and traditional casinos may still feel the impact of COVID-19 before this year.

Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay

Click Here To View Comments

TagsCOVID-19gambling

Previous Story

The Fundamental Reasons Many Creatives End Up with Addiction

Next Story

3 PC Games With the Most Beautiful Worlds

About the author

Our Friends

Our Friends

Our Friends is the by-line for Sponsored Content on Cultural Weekly. The content is provided by a sponsoring party to provide information to our readers. (Shaking hands photo by Flazingo under Creative Commons 2.0 License.)

Related Posts

  • Why Gambling and Creativity Go Hand in Hand

    By Our Friends
    When Fyodor Dostoevsky first published his...
  • In Loving Memory of CPAL: An Obituary for COVID-19 Relief

    By Olga Garcia Echeverria
    DECEASED: CPAL TERMINATED December 31,...
  • How Casino Sites are Creating a Vegas-Like Experience

    By Our Friends
    Once upon a time, there was no competing...
  • Inside the ICU: A Nurse’s View of Covid-19 in Los Angeles

    By Robin Grearson
    Los Angeles has been experiencing a horrific...

Support Our Friends

Follow Us

Join Our Mailing List

Latest Tweets

Tweets by @CulturalWeekly

Comments

  • Lisa Segal Lisa Segal
    Valentine’s Day Redux: a Second Chance at True Love
    Marvelous!!!!!!!
    2/14/2021
  • maurice amiel maurice amiel
    Shakespeare on Despots, Power, and Finally… Transition
    Timely and educational this post Your scholarship...
    1/31/2021
  • maurice amiel maurice amiel
    Abigail Wee: “Growing Home”
    A first place well deserved While the particular...
    1/24/2021

New

  • 5 Keyword Research Tips For SEO Success
  • You can get paid to play video games, eat Doritos and drink Mountain Dew
  • 5 Ways to Analyze Your Instagram Marketing
  • Peter Campbell-Kelly Plays Biber’s Mystery Sonata No. 16 ‘Passacaglia’
  • Moon and the Animation

Tags

art dance film Los Angeles music photography poem poems poetry tomorrow's voices today

Like us

Please Help

Donate

Who are we?

Cultural Weekly is a place to talk about our creative culture with passion, perspective and analysis – and more words than “thumbs up” or “thumbs down.” Our mission is to draw attention to our cultural environment, illuminate it, and make it ... read more

Site map

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Contributors
  • Cultural Weekly Style & Formatting Guide
  • Food
  • Home
  • Masthead
  • Privacy Policy/Do Not Sell My Personal Information
  • Submission Form
  • Submissions: Write for us
  • Subscribe
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Thank You

Links

Adam Leipzig
Entertainment Media Partners
This Is Crowd
CreativeFuture
Plastic Oceans Foundation
Arts & Letters Daily
Alltop
Alexis Rhone Fancher
Jack Grapes
Ethan Bearman
Writ Large Press

Mailing List

* indicates required


  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy/Do Not Sell My Personal Information
  • Contact us
Cultural Weekly is the digital magazine and public platform of Next Echo Foundation. DONATE HERE.
Copyright © 2010-2020 by Adam Leipzig. All Rights Reserved.