As the Coronavirus continues to spread across the world, many states are taking extreme measures to curb its advance. However, this means tough times for businesses as the government is ordering people to stay in their homes. Thus, following suite with the rest of the world, Pennsylvania Temporarily Shuts Down Gambling Venues to slow the infection rate.
Currently, 7,512 people worldwide have succumbed to the COVID-19 virus and Pennsylvania is not taking any chances. Therefore, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board gave instructions to Temporarily Shuts Down Gambling Venues within the state. According to Gambling software providers, this will impact 6 venues. These venues are Hollywood Casino at Penn National Racecourse, Mount Airy Casino Resort. Furthermore, Mohegan Sun Pocono; Lady Luck Nemacolin; Meadows Casino and Racetrack; and Presque Isle Racetrack and Casino will also close.
Earlier this month, 6 other venues chose to close their doors and now, gamblers will have to bet at home. For the gambling industry and the world, this is an event without precedence and are looking for contingency plans. However, their focus is to ensure the safety of their employees and customers.
The Sports Betting Industry is looking for Options
As the coronavirus outbreaks continues, the impact is devastating for bookies around the world. This is because of the cancellation of more sporting events. The major sports markets include European, American and Asian sports leaving sportsbooks with nothing to bet on. Thus, they are looking for events to replace sports betting.
In addition, sportsbooks are seeing an increase in betting on events that were not as popular but remain in action. For example, rugby league betting has shown a significant increase and the same goes for Russian, Turkish and Brazilian football.
On the other hand, online casino games, bingo and lotteries are seeing an increase in players. For the online gambling industry, the impact of the coronavirus is not bad in comparison to land-based gambling venues. However, gambling industry analysts predict that it will eventually catchup. This is because the world economy will take a turn for the worst. Therefore, players will be more careful with their spending and online casino will be amongst the first to suffer.
In response, sports betting operations are looking for more gambling options for their players. One such option is to use Sportsbook Pay Per Head Services to offer online gambling to their players. This is because PPH services are more cost efficient and can instantly provide their players with other online gambling options.
