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On March 2020, there are a lot of poker tournaments which are postponed due to this Covid-19 pandemic. I know all of us wants to watch those live tournaments because of getting bored as we don't have an access to play poker physically in some casinos. Some gamblers are only relying on playing poker through offline and online gambling platform.

There are some casinos that are reopened in May to continue operating and it includes "The Seminole Hard Rock Tampa", "the King’s Casino Rozvadov", "Derby Lane", and "Bestbet Jacksonville and Bestbet Orange Park. This is a good news for those gamblers who are homesick in watching or playing poker in the internet.


This Multi-Table Tournaments are located in different countries and i'm pretty sure that it can bring a lot of influence to the slowly improvement of gambling industry amidst this pandemic. This is complete possible to happen because probably there are a new set of rules and regulation that are implemented inside a poker casino. There are more casinos that will soon to reopen in the month of July and August.

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Although, it is not that safe to play and go to a physical casinos, it is good that staffs are still prioritizing safety for all.


Do you think this will bring a huge development or improvement in a Gambling Industry? Will poker be the only safest option to play gambling right now?

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Source: https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/25049-live-poker-tournaments-are-slowly-returning-around-the-globe

I don't think so. Resuming gambling operation will not change that way it was before. In fact, the industry is still recovering from their loses due to pandemic and still at the adjustment phase transitioning to "New Normal" protocol that was imposed.

Poker? Yes, maybe? As long as they maintain following safety measure while playing then there is nothing wrong.

Why would it even bring a "development" when the current state of the Gambling Industry is actually experiencing a depression? Any type of gambling right now, as long as it's performed outside and with other people, is equally unsafe. Not one game out there is safer than others, and that's pretty much the same even outside of gambling. As long as you go outside, you have the risk of being infected.

This is probably the only way for people to even start going to physical casinos, hence them prioritizing it. Opening in the next few months isn't all that impossible, as long as the pandemic was properly quarantined for the last few months. Hopefully, no additional waves come in so that people could get used to the new Normal right now.

If they can bring their players playing virtually that will be good but unless we are not experiencing fair percent containment of the virus globally I don't think it's a wise decision since he said it is open on different countries.

They may say that their staff is prioritizing safety but what about these players? They may not know because there are people that show no sign of carrying the disease.

There should be an improvement especially on their safety protocol and adopting the new normal for the physical casinos. But I don't think any development with the games, maybe casinos will offer a lot of bonus rewards so they can encourage gamblers to come and play again. They've loss a lot of money, but I know they can easily get back their losses if the government allows them to operate. Its good that they are slowly coming back!

Safest option to play will depend on how they implement the safety protocol and also will depend on how the gamblers behave especially if they are asymptomatic and they still go to the casinos so we can't know if this one is the safest game to play.

 

Thanks for the article share but the last question seems to contain quite ridiculous notions.

First, it will bring a change, for sure, but why is this significant or a big development in the gambling industry I don't see. It's like shops and restaurants having lines and limits. They're impacted but it's not a BIG development.

And poker the safest option for gambling? Are you kidding?

I think that poker tournaments only can be opened everywhere in the world.The players have to be checked for everything before joining the table and should wear masks during all the time of the gameplay.The casino will make sure they stay at least 2 or more meters away from each other.

While the virus is still on it has lost the initial power I think so it is not the threat it was in the beginning.

Considering that many casinos and bookmakers are starting to reopen, I think that there is no problem for this kind of activities to start again. Many countries have already reopened entertainment venues, cafes and restaurants and many similar businesses. That being the case, it wouldn't make much sense to just keep casinos or similar businesses closed because the virus is not particularly prevalent in these sectors. For this reason, I recommend that we should not respond to such news very abnormally anymore and continue our lives by keeping up with the new order. Whether we are used to it or not, many of our life habits have changed.

And i think there will no Live audience still?so there is no problem at all because Poker player already had a distance to each other
and about the staffs they can use PPE or Mask face shield and Gloves to maintain the
safeties and health securities?

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on the top of all this  what needs to be maintain is the social distancing and the wearing of Mask and as long as possible they
must use at least n95 masks and not ordinary one.


Thats it,because life must go and forward because this Virus had already limit our living for more than 3 months and that is more
 enough disturbance because if we continue to be paranoid from this Pandemic then better to
 stop living and gone forever.

life must go on...
The panic caused by this pandemic has cost us all, normal life has stopped since the pandemic has attacked the whole world, we must agree to always wear a mask outside the room, although it's uncomfortable. the whole world welcomes the New Normal concept, hopefully, all poker tournaments can be reopened.

Poker tournament is of the most popular  event in cards gambling and having this will gain profit from the advertisers and investors.
So yeah they must re open and starts going back to normal.
though there are some precaution and safeties yet it can be operated by this organizers .

Certainly, life continues and unfortunately cannot prevent life from stopping in such processes. I am sure that if this pandemic process was going on with longer and harder effects, many businesses would still have to reopen. Yes, people have also gotten into living with the virus, and probably this habit will have to continue for a very long time. For this reason, our gambling habits have also changed. Now, the elderly or the people who are afraid of the disease will not visit the casinos and will continue to gamble online. In fact, this virus has seriously changed many things in our lives.

Unless and until a vaccine/cure for Covid is found, it is going to stay with us for at least some time. So what I forsee is an online future for all kind of businesses. Be it groceries, electronics, Clothing ir even casino. People will be more inclined to play online rather than going out to land based casinos. We have already seen a huge surge in online casino volumes during the lockdown period and it is expected to continue.

There are physical casinos who have started coming up with their own app for their regular customers where people can play online for free. Just one example below,

https://online.foxwoods.com/landing/

Foxwood's casino is a known name in land based gambling scene. Even though their online portal doesn't offer monetary rewards but I see it as a ground preparation to sustain their business. This is not only applicable to Poker but all kind of gambling activities.

It is good that they have mentioned that they're also prioritizing the safety of their employees. Whenever a company says something like that, it truly is looking to the safety of its employees and treats them very well.

Poker isn't just the one part of gambling industry that's going to be back. Some tournaments in different kinds of sports which also is part of sports betting are about to get back soon. A little by little, most games that we're betting will come back but applying some regulations this time.

that is not a given. with the high efficacy of mandatory masks + social distancing measures, the casinos are clearly coming back. in vegas, the bellagio, the venetian, and caesars are already open, with mandalay bay, the aria and others reopening july 1st. the bellagio has even installed plexiglass dividers between players!

i'd like to see the WSOP come back. i'm interested in betting on it. probably not until fall though---and that assumes a second coronavirus wave doesn't shut everything down again. :(

Checking all players before joining the table will be a must to make sure they are healthy, and they are not the carrier of the virus. Once they are clean, they will allow entering the table and play with the opponent. Perhaps, the table itself will have a screener or plastic to border the players, and the players must wear a mask during the games. It is better if the poker tournaments staff can check all players on the list before they go to the place, so if one or more players have the virus, they can quarantine them without takes a long time to anticipate other people get infected.

And for the audience, it is better to watch the tournaments at home while they can do anything else to enjoy the games. That will be safer for them, and they can prevent the virus.


The sports industry which wants to reopen in this pandemic needs to make sure that everything is clean before they start the games, especially if the sports promoter intends to invite the audience to watch the match. Perhaps, we will see new improvements from the gambling industry, and the poker tournament can have a new look or interface for the player or the audience at the place.

Perhaps, many veterans of poker games will join in those tournaments because they want to test if their skills are good or not to play with the opponent.

Why what's in this game and why this is the only one that can be opened during this pandemic season ? Just because it's been played by few players only with a good distance between the table ?

And the there is less to no audience on here too but what about on other tournaments or on other sports like Dota or gaming in general for example  or tenis , pingpong etc ? Many of them can be played with long distance too and with less to no audience

Three to four months of lock down is enough for any companies to suffer especially the casinos, they have staffs and employees to sustain, they should not make a mistake and follow all the existing protocols, of course they will spend money for additional PPE or equipment, but this is something that we should cover whether we like or not, we are in a survival mode right now.

The staffs should undergo training in disinfecting all the equipment and all the materials used for the games, everybody should follow protocols and wear the necessary protective suit, like mask and facemask and gloves, of course, there should also monitoring of the temperature if possible all players should undergo swab testing. 

It's good that they are reopening casinos and bringing back lost jobs for people, but with it there lies the danger of yet another uncontrollable transmission if strict implementation of social distancing and disinfecting the place isn't followed. I'm pretty sure gamblers can still stay at home and play poker all day, all night without having to see nor feel the ambiance in a casino, but since casinos are reopening, perhaps they should also be extra careful. Also, there isn't any innovation in the reopening of casinos. It's just that they can't hold much longer the losses in profits over the past few months.

Its hard in part of being a player when you do decide into these physical places yet no matter how careful you are, you cant really escape the risk or
chance on getting the virus since its spreading anywhere via people that doesnt show any symptoms.

Of course they would really need to re-open the business since we know that they had lost too much in several months on stopped operation.

In my part, i cant afford to risk up my health just to feel out the ambiance of a physical casino.

the bellagio has done this, installing plexiglass dividers at the tables between players. this allowed them to increase table capacity to 6-max instead of 4-max, and they even removed the requirement to wear masks:

https://i.imgur.com/IJXNTMc.jpg


there are presymptomatic and asymptomatic people. also, the problem with temperature checking is that not everyone runs fevers at the same levels. my normal body temp during the day is close to 96 degrees, so if i'm at 98.6 it means i'm probably really sick, yet checking my temperature wouldn't reveal that. such a tricky thing, with so many people carrying the virus.....

^ This is a good initiative though, but it is additional safety requirements if they will remain wearing a face mask.
However, there are certain ideas or initiative that we can avoid the virus and resume business in the gambling industry and poker game is not a game that has physical contact. These precautionary measures are very useful and this is common now because of the new normal policy which includes the social distancing that may cause by the mass gathering. Nevertheless, I did not surprise by this, even other sports are now slowly resumed their activity even has physical contact involved like the upcoming boxing event.

The watch thing shall be made through telecast. I'm not good with that allowing them to get into the live audiences. I guess most of the sporting events and poker tournaments too are aware of it and also will account themselves if something bad happens.

Veterans won't join just because they want to test their skills. They will be there because they want to join the tournament and that's their life and not just going to do it for testing.

Reopening casinos even during this pandemic is actually risky. However, they may have considered all pros and cons that they may obtain. Postposing casinos until an unidentified period will also give a negative impact, especially for the economics of the people commonly working on the casinos and around it, players, and also the industry.

Well, I am sure that every opened casino will always implement the health protocol for safety in the casino. It may also has changing rules of the game. However, can it be effective to ensure the spread of the virus? of course it may not be 100% to be able to avoid the spreading of the virus. However, as well as the people are aware of the pandemic, it can minimize the spreading.

Great to know that. That is what I mean. Perhaps, it looks like funny, but that can prevent the gambler from touching each other, and they can still be safe behind that screener. And after the games are over, one by one of them can leave the tables, and they will not have to feel worried about anything.


But if you have over 96 degrees on your body, it doesn't mean you are sick because the weather at that time is very hot. Checking the temperature cannot be a sign if that person gets infected with Covid-19 or not because there will be more checking for that person to know more about what is going on.


That is why they need to make sure that everything is under control, so if they want to open the place and invite more people to come and watch, it will be no problem for them. That has a risk for them because they need to test and check one by one of the people who come, and I think that is one of the procedures before they allow them to enter the places.

We don't know what the veteran's reason to come back to play poker tournaments. Perhaps, some of them want to back to their old habit and make money, while the other veterans want to test their skills among them.

It's nice that poker tournaments are starting to resume again but I don't think it will bring any development in the gambling industry since it's still the same as before. Just like any other gambling activity, going outside or in a public place to gamble is still risky to our health so there's no specific exclusion.

After months of temporary closure, we will really see casinos starting to reopen because they also need income. However, we are not sure how are they going to attract gamblers to visit casinos because there is still a threat unless they are willing to risk and go to casinos. But regardless if it's poker or any other games, it's always a risk going to casinos amidst the pandemic so if we're talking about safety, for me, it's online gambling. Even with safety protocols, there is no assurance that everyone will be safe from the virus.

Despite reopening people are still very careful. I don't think that poker tournaments are visited like they were before, people are still afraid of big gatherings. There is always possibility to happen something similar like happened in tennis tournament in Croatia last week.
More and more gamblers stay by online betting no matter that they have some "live" events and opportunities. As long as the threath of pandemic is present gambling industry will also need to face this new reality.

They won't open the place and invite more people. As pandemic's concern, there should be a limited people that's gathering inside a place and they shouldn't create a crowd just because of that event or else they'll get a sanction by violating a certain policy.

We know the reason for these veterans why they get back to certain tournaments. And that is to join and make money out of the tournament. That's their livelihood so basically, they won't just come to test themselves and come for nothing.

I hope the casino can obey the rule and not just think about making money only because once they can make more money, the owner will look that it is fine if they open and invite more people. Gathering inside a place and in a crowded place, which is many people at that place, will be too risky, and that can be the potential to get infected. It will better if the owner can manage how many people can play together at the same hour, so they can control the number of people who stay inside the room.

They should do a dry run with all the protocols in place before they officially open their Poker Tournaments, and it also depends on the location, if the location has low infected and the virus is not spreading, it's ok to open a tournament, boxing and some contact sports like MMA have started their games and matches, why not Poker tournaments which is not totally a contact sport.

For some of us poekr tournaments never stopped. Jokes on a side, it's not the same to play live poker and online poker. People who enjoyed playing live poker had a hard times, and now they will have to adjust to some new rules, playing trough the glass, etc.. Well, we who play poker for crypto, we don't have problems, after of years of playing online poker I don't  know how would I behave on the live table, because online poker has some pros, one of them is that you can talk with yourself, you can show emotions, yell when you get wrong card on turn, or opposite to cheer when it's what you need. It would be crazy experience probably!
 

I believe that they will follow the rules strictly because they are doing it not just for themselves but also for their customers. It's about taking care of their customers health so that they can get back again to them whenever they want.

But if they don't take care of the health of their gamblers seriously, it's a loss for them. Thus, they also have to follow it because of the local government rules and that's the reason in the first place why they're back at it again.

Well, good luck with that. Imo, there shouldn't be much difference in hosting an online tournament and a live one. If viewers and contestants alike would want to see others' faces, they could just use webcams and the like, provided that the tournament would provide it themselves ofc to provide the same quality overall. Only saving grace I suppose is them prioritizing safety. Also, there's no improvement whatsoever here. Restoring the glory of the past isn't "improvement" but rather "restoration".
A dry run shouldn't be needed tbh, that is unless said tournaments are actually accepting live viewers in the venue. There's absolutely no need to increase the risk and they should just probably invite the participants only instead. Plus, even if the location has a low number of infected, as long as the place doesn't guarantee that all infected are already quarantined, there would still be a risk involved in participating. And it's not a matter of contact most likely? Since each contestant of boxing matches and others probably went under intensive health checkup so the risk of the virus sporeading should be quite negligible.

why it seems that those other player are not wearing Mask?is this not obligatory for everyone inside casinos?

This must be taking action by the government because this literally against the rules of the government towards casino operators.

What's hard with this virus is that it can stay for hours into surface, so any thing you see might be infectious and it is harder to detect the virus for yourself, there are asymptomatic people who does not show any symptoms yet they can infect cause they already got the virus. It's really hard to go out these days.

For over a 100 days of quarantine ( it's been a hundred in here ) they already lost so much, from the rental of spaces if they do and their staffs aren't getting enough salary. There should be guidelines to follow if they want to reopen.

Ahh mate you can just use the online casino for now, or let yourself expose in danger.

From what I know about the virus, wearing masks is not necessary when plexiglass dividers are installed. Those casinos surely take it seriously, and they wouldn't remove the requirement to wear masks without consulting with health-care professionals.

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apparently it complies with social distancing requirements. las vegas initially limited tables to 4-max and most casinos are still sticking with that. by installing the dividers, the bellagio was approved for 6-max games and masks aren't required in the poker room. that's a pretty big draw for customers. americans hate masks.

the dividers are probably pretty effective and i assume they are sanitized whenever a player leaves, but i dunno for sure.

Well, the impact of this pandemic is really big for the gambling industry. it is not only for the gamblers but also for the industry itself, the people working in it and also people getting or earning money around the casinos. As we can see in LA, many resorts, casinos, clubs, and other economic fields are closed and it really gives a depressed impact tot he society.
However, we can ignore the health protocol in order to avoid and limit the spreading of the coronavirus. This cannot be a dilemma because we must choose one the best from some undesired choices.

This option may be hard to decide because to reopen the gambling casino or only for poker, it needs certain permission and also ways that follow the health protocol. When casinos decide to reopen, they must be ready about what should be done including the criteria of playing poker (different rules probably for the health protocol), how they can enter the casinos, and how they interact. Although some people may ignore the rules, the casinos must be strongly making tight rules in order to make the casino open well and avoid spreading of the virus.

I cannot say this, but they really need development in the gambling industry. For online gambling, this is a good chance. however, for physical gambling, it may be dilemma. Moreover what expectation fo the development if the gambling industry is now experiencing depression?

Taking health is not difficult, but most people are not aware of that, and only in this Covid-19, people now become aware of health. In everywhere, public areas, hand sanitizers, and water to wash people's hands are available, and they suggested to clean their hand before entering to one place. I believe that should be done in the casino, so their customer and employees will always remind each other about clean.

If they can do that, yes, the casino will always allow reopening their business, and perhaps, if that succeeds to be applied in one casino, the other casino should follow if they don't want to get a problem in the future.


I think that image is taken before the Covid-19 pandemic because we see in that room, many people playing in many tables, and the player have a distance from each other, but they don't wear a mask. After all, that can be a good sample for the casino to apply like that, and they must suggest the player wear masks too.

This is good news for fans of Poker games, we can watch the tournament again. Although this tournament can not be watched in person
live in casinos, at least will be broadcast live streaming. We who have long wanted to see a poker tournament can be happy with this news.
I don't think this poker tournament will bring huge development in the gambling industry, because poker is not the safest choice to play
gambling. There are still many safer game choices, why are there so poker games highlighted. Possibility are poker has high popularity.

What you mean by "taking health isn't difficult"?

The sanitation has always been part of their operations and disinfecting will be part of the new norm so, expect that most casinos that will be opening which will conduct poker tournaments or any kind of tournaments in their jurisdiction will apply it.

I mean, actually, we can be healthy with easy, without using any method. Just try to wash your hand clean, consume healthy food, sleep well, always think positive. I am sorry if that is confusing you ;D

I am sure they will try to make sure that their place is clean and they will always remind people who come or stay to always wash their hands after touching anything. I hope that there will not be any new case of Covid-19 after reopening the casino in that city.

Those things you have said are methods to remain healthy and clean during this pandemic.

As I have said, those opening casinos and the ones that will have the tournaments will apply safety precautions to make each and everyone of their people and customers become safe and at least minimize the transmission of the covid19 disease.

I'm also hoping that they won't be the reason for new cases.

Well Social distancing by 1 meter is really effective for not infecting people near us but the spread is there the more they can Bring the Virus in everything near them,I know how irritating wearing mask specially when you are in place in which you are comfortable but i think this must be implemented still for whatever reason they have.

But it looks very decent the way Bellagio put those Divider .

Yeah thats what I am hoping that sanitizing every now and then will put another measure in keeping their players safe.

Its really great that gamblers are practicing social distancing, and they are still wearing their face mask, gloves, and face shields while they are inside the casino because it can keep them away from catching the virus while they are enjoying themselves in playing gambling. But I still recommend gamblers should stay inside their home because it is still unsafe even lockdowns are already lifted in other countries.

Well, that is a part of being the norm now, there are a variety of strategies from the casino just to have safety measures to their players and should safe from the possible infection of the virus. Even in the safety gear ^[FACEMASK], there are various of them just like what I saw a transparent one that everyone can see your smile even you have a facemask ^{[I will show image below]}. This perhaps good for front liner staff of casino must wear at least we see their sweet smile despite COVID19 has been around.

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https://i.imgur.com/OxiHEdK.png

Though they are required to use that kind of protection for them to be allowed to play both the management and the gamblers. The government is implementing these rules to certain establishments that have a number of people to operate like this casino, Though it is better than playing on an underground casino before when strict policies were implemented by the government. It's just good that the hunger of gamblers from playing gambling is now fulfilled. Even though they have strict policies like wearing a mask, face shields, and gloves gamblers will be cooperative because it is the new normal even outside the casino.

How about the cards being passed from one player to another? Btw, this will really help reduce the transmission of the virus but still with the risk of being infected though, if you can't really resist not to play, and for the casino owners to start operating, this strict measures should be applied to each casino.

Gamblers could actually play poker games online as an alternative, though there are some essential gameplays that they can miss such as reading the opponent's mind, and experiencing the actual feeling of playing live.

My newsfeed is mostly composed of previous poker games and some with celebrity poker game tournaments for A cause or something. I must say that I miss watching live poker competitions for educational and entertainment purposes, of course.

I like what Ryker1 posted, and I saw that as about that facemask as well. It's quite expensive for a facemask, but it should be required if playing in poker to see the expressions or something.

I think everyone should watch "Brad Owen" channel on youtube, he did a gambling poker vlog a few days ago.

If you watch the video, each player has their own seat and each seat has some glass to separate each other so we don't need to contact each other. For more protective still need to wear some mask and glove since you still touched the chips from the game. I think this is a good progress too for a gambling business they still thinking about how to prevent to spread the virus even when the business running.

I see on this thread, some people already sharing the same post as me by some pictures.

This should be everybody's business now, any company or industry will not be allowed to open or operate if they do not apply for reopening of their company, they have been given guidelines, protocols and government asked for their own list of protocols if it is does not conform to the protocols they will reject it.
No company can operate because they want to they are given permission based on the study of the authorities.

If anything poker is a game that is even more risky when it comes to the pandemic, for example if you are playing slots as long as the machines were put further apart from each other and the machines were sanitized after each use then your risk of contracting the coronavirus or any other disease go down dramatically, however with poker you are all playing on the same table and even if  fewer number of players were allowed on each table you are touching the same cards and chips, so if someone was infected without knowing it and you touched the cards or the chips and then you touched your face you could infect yourself that way.

Yeah, but the shittings is.

The demonstrate/supporter non-wear mask could make a problem, I believe there a few customers who not wearing a mask and when the security of a business operator suggest him to wear a mask he refused it. When he got rejected by the business owner he will make a problem, and the customer will act like the victim. The problem on America only that's I think from watching a few news.

That would definitely be a potential problem that needs to be checked. Because obviously most of the casino goers are the monied class and they expect great service to be given to them and they have a different attitude somewhat different from the normie gamblers. Possibly entitled and narcissistic, they will throw at you the victim card once you have not pampered them even though they are violating health protocols.

Every company and government is trying to use the protocols to prevent the virus, and they want to help people from getting infected. I am sure that if they can work together to minimalize the infection, it can work well for people. It will also prevent people from getting infected, so there is no worry about that anymore until the vaccine can be found. But yes, we still need the vaccine because that is the only cure (probably) to kill the virus in the infected people.

Looking at the Pict,there are still some tables that is not occupied so i assume that there are a little demand In playing to real casino?

since they limit 6 pax per table yet there are still vacant seats and tables.

if this is true then People are still afraid going/playing in Casino live instead they choose online gaming.

Better for them to Be safer,because gambling can wait .

There is no need in such masks, as long it is arranged as in the pictures in this thread. The plexiglass dividers at the tables between players are much more effective than those expensive masks and no dividers, that's why they(in casino) have chosen this option.

vegas is still limiting the casinos to 50% capacity. they aren't allowed to fill every table. some of the casinos are even self-imposing lower capacity limits than that.


the bellagio is doing it but i think most of the casinos are requiring masks. i dunno if the dividers are more effective, but they are certainly more inviting. wearing a mask for hours at a time is horrible.

the silver lining if you wear mask+sunglasses+hoodie though is that you certainly won't be giving away any tells. :P

They still need to wear masks because after they stop playing gambling and want to go out of that place, they should wear masks. The masks will be other protocols that they should use to obey the government's rule when they are in the public area. That plexiglass dividers can be applied in the poker games, but it will better if they can wear a mask too.

All joking aside, I think the way you have dealt with various situations in the past combined with how you are acting now(whether you are checking, raising, taking long/short time before action etc.)  tells much more to the villain about your current situation than your body language. That's why players who are good at live poker are usually good at online poker either.

The importance of the ability to read your opponent visually during a live poker game is greatly exaggerated, in my opinion.

actually it is not the people or gamblers who learns this but it was being implemented by the Casino's and they must obey for them to stay playing.

and also look at the photo there are still some players that hardheaded and don't follow wearing their mask.

having 50% or lower players a day/then that would be a great initiative to continue the gambling industry.

While you bring some good points since those measures are dictated by the government then the casino will be risking to be fined or to be closed down by allowing such player to play without a mask and over the long run the risk is simply not worth it, so I think most casinos will choose to follow the current restrictions and ask that person to leave their establishment, most likely this means they will lose a costumer but that is better than the alternative of losing all their business.

Perhaps, people are still afraid to go to that physical casino because they are in this pandemic, which they don't know when the pandemic will end. Yes, the table still empty, but perhaps, in the next days, many people will come to that place and play some games. Or probably, the players need to wait for their schedule to play the games because I think the casino will not let all people come together to their place.

But having a schedule for every gambler who wants to come to the physical casino will be a good idea to limit the number of people who invite to the casino. That can prevent from spreading of the virus, which still out there.

Too much stuff to do compared to playing online poker, IMO. Why bother even stepping out just to play poker and ease your gambling stress when you can stay at home and play on your device?

In my opinion, using masks and glasses here is a waste of resources which need to be allocated to the healthcare system than at casinos. People dont seem to be getting their priorities straight here. We have online casinos just for this purpose and they are booming in their business as long as the cash flow is continuing to the players pockets from salaries.

As someone who loves playing online poker, I absolutely agree with you! I'm having so much fun with online tournaments that I simply can't imagine, how can I have more? :)

For reals, with those viruses around (and I heard there might be deadlier ones in the future), the land-based casinos, are becoming a thing of the past.

for us that already been playing online yes but what about to some that never tried online gambling . that will always be thier reason on why they wont bother playing online but if not  its fine i dont have a problem with that but  as long as they wont go outside and risking thier selve or potentially spreading the virus if they carried it already  .

  the second virus can lead to every country to stricken thier measures and wont totally allow offline casinos to operate   .

I will argue on it as if anyone has not played online gambling, why would he not try it ? Its not that hard to play poker and other gambling games online ? There is no point in insisting to go to physical casino when it can lead to causing infection of covid19. As we all know that precaution is better and hence stay at home and avoid the casinos for few more months.

Casinos are not interested in face-to-face tournaments, it is the great reality that this industry hides, casinos serve as a concentration center, for online casinos that show their brand.

It is more profitable to have a cash ring generating rake, than a guy who sits for 8 hours a day to play poker, except for some traditional tournaments.

The industry in any case is complex because it is not just paying a buyin, since it includes hotel meals, etc.

Any physical casino in the world is with a skin or has money in an online casino, they are its subsidiaries to keep people in constant play, to go from one click to presence in a casino.

Has this industry been affected? Yes, but perhaps it is in those markets where the collateral effect has been suffered the most by the employees, since the casinos will be able to reactivate quickly, the casino is a company that has hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, in reality it is not just a room with slot machines, blackjack or poker tables.

It may have something difference when gambling operation resume again. Since we all know that gambling takes a large part in tax. That is the reason why gambling wants to continue even there is still a in pandemic. The government wants to collect tax right now in order to sustain the economy but we know how it is risky.

But then, poker games is not good to play in physical casino why? we can`t avoid having contact with other players. Just imagine how poker played. Players are playing face to face. Well, it may be good if the number of players in table will be deducted and followed the safety measures.

So this means that physical casino wants to open and generate revenue so that they can give taxes to the government. How can government ask for the taxes when they themselves asked the casino business to be shutdown in the pandemic. The government should generate taxes from some other sources and do not ask those business to give taxes which are currently closed.

No, you are missing the point. Don't focus on taxes alone, there are so many reasons why they will reopen. Physical Casino is also a business, they have many employees to provide salary and continue paying other expenses even in lockdown. They have no other choice but to open because if they don't, it will turn into bankruptcy.

   I agree with you Angrybirdy, it's not just taxes and salaries, bills have to be paid, there's electricity, maintenance. They can't
pay for anything if they don't work.
   JohnBitCo government could save all businesses if they wanted to. Big corporations would suffer, but they have money they
accumulated over the years. But we have a case where we are paying for everything and some corporations are getting richer
every day!

But there are only limited chance for them to work because many company had already declared closure or lay off.
Seriously?How can the government obtain letting all businesses ?as if the government will sustain all the employee under their expenses?you are not listening here lol.

It is not possible for the government to take the responsibility of everyone. They have limited funds and they can't feed everyone. We are in a pandemic and everyone will have to suffer in some way or the other.  Government and business people should think of a situation which is beneficial for everyone and at he same time chances of spread of covid19 remains less.

That's the reason why they are now opening little by little even if the cases aren't flattening yet, the economy needs to survive for the people to survive as well. We cannot blame casino owners for this as they have many employees who needs to work to earn.

Improved proper sanitation could help and I see, most of the business has already implemented this, but it should not just the business that needs to follow the protocol. Each gambler should also abide by following strict social distancing and should wear facemasks.

Yes, this is a difficult step to pay the employees in the lockdown when there is no business but some business like casino are very profitable ones. The casino owners have gathered a lot of money over the last few years or months so if they could spend some portion of it on their loyal employees that would not hurt them much.

Regarding to adopting the new normal, physical casinos are now very strict. Those who want to gamble will have to wait before the first one to gamble run out of money and those who don't want to play but wanted to stay on the casino will be sent to outside and won't be able to go inside unless they want to gamble. Obvious choice for physical casinos is to have a feature whwre gamblers can also gamble virtually.

At the end of the day it is a matter of preference, many people prefer to play in live casinos because the amount of information you can get out of your opponent is many times great than what you can get online, however deep down I agree with you, this is the moment to try to do as many of our activities online as it is realistically possible and playing poker online can be many times more entertaining as you can play many tables at once and the hands are played faster giving you greater chances of being profitable if you are good at poker.

definitely, pandemic accelerated this process for many businnes, moving to digital is now inevitable.
probably all big casinos will end up entering this market too at some point.

thismay not be the last pandemic, we never know.

Yeah they only open for limited players and as what the other thread talks about recently?each Casino's only letting a little that Half from the previous players meaning 40% from 100 are only allowed to play.

at least Now only Literal players will be allowed to enter not like in normal days when there are those Bystanders that only hitting for free drinks and foods .

That was pretty good that poker tournaments are opening little by little just like business establishments and other establishments that have been temporarily closed all due because of the existing covid-19 pandemic. This was a great news to hear because people working on such establishments can now be able to work and earn to sustain daily life needs. But still it is not yet safe to go outside even if such establishments are now open for live game plays. But if there would be strict protocols concerning the safety of both players and workers and following the guidelines by the health official to establish physical distancing and other precautionary measures, then it's good to be back at the "new normal" set up. It's nice to be back playing poker but still you must prioritize health safety of yourself than playing.

Almost all sports events are gradually resuming as some countries are flattening the curve and making a huge adjustment to make gambling operational as much as possible. Poker will never be the safest option for gambling since this requires players to physically and as much as possible we avoid physical contact to avoid the spread of the virus. So, I guess online gambling will be the safest option if you want to avoid the risk of getting infected.

For too long quarantine and lockdown have taken place, the government must indeed have the courage to take tough decisions by reopening
a companies, shops, malls, cafes, airports and casinos. If this is not done it will be difficult to recovery the economy, there is indeed a risk of
spreading the virus with this policy. But the spread of the corona virus can be minimized by strict rules regarding health protocols. So I am
happy with the news that the poker tournament will reopen little by little, this will make the economy slowly recover.

The government will try hard to prevent spreading the virus to the people, and they will ask every business owner to follow the rules, and they need to think about the people's safety. Sooner or later, the economy will recover, and at that time, the business will have the time to gain trust for their customer, so the customer will not be afraid to go to their place. That is already happening in the gambling industry. Some local casinos in some countries are trying to reopen the business again. Once the vaccine for the virus can found, that will help many people, and they will not have to worry if they want to go to the public area.

With some players testing out positive only driving fans mad again. No wonder a number of celebrities have been lacking in their bad habits during the lockdowns.  ::)

You can play poker online too. They organize tournaments online as well. Of course physical poker games are not comparable with online games but it is what the gambler has to concede with because of the current situation, irrespective of whether they like it or not.

However the addicted gambler has no regards for the risk. They will continue to play as they wish till they end up getting sick. ::)

government cant stop the virus by himself  but its us people that can do that if we observe proper hygene  . government and its official can only give rules and we must obey that all  because its for our own good  too . 

trust for our business isnt related on the virus because youl already trusted if your costumers already knew you and use your service before   . as soon as virus dissapear people will return to live in a normal and expect that business wil be healthy again   .

The pandemic showed us that we don’t need to work 8 hours daily in order to get the job done.Also it showed us that bakery shops even with limited time table and opening hours would sell what they would normally sell in normal conditions.Of course more and more people are showing interest in digitalization nowadays and that is a good sign for bitcoin.Poker tournaments in real casinos I think will not be as big as they used to be and they will be completely replaced by online tournaments for the time being.

This is a also a plan in one of the popular casino in my country, this Covid they already fired many employees as their is no profit and they will still be adjusting in the new normal and what they are thinking is to operate also via online while they are still few who can come in physically, it will be just like a betting option though and not yet finalise. They might start with tournament in a way they will only let few players inside the casino and let others bet via online. I wonder if many players in my country shift into online gambling crypto based.

Features could be added due to the fact that casino have to follow protocols and that by limiting the users inside the perimeter. It is a good choice that casino will be able to expand virtually by placing other gamblers in different area where they can have social distancing. But then again problem is that the casino needed a wide space for this and if space is limited then maybe it is impossible for the to accommodate all gamblers. So, probably the best resort is by doing a reserve per day if there were really high number of gamblers per day. But I think due to thid pamdemic, there will be lesser users that will going to visit casino. Besides, it is not a priority to open a casino for government still focuses on the access of essentials for the community.

It is still better to have an option like the choices to get into physical casino or the online casino. Both will do good depending on the preference of the gambler. The traditional casino do not gets old. In fact they too evolve depending on the comfort of the gambler. They too could go online while you were still there in their premesis just like internet cafe where it can be played at home but there are instance that a gambler want to play with other gamblers in that the same area.

Gamblers always have their own taste, they will choose where to proceeds once they've like to play
their game, this option should be always available so gamblers can
choose in between.


There are still many gamblers who will choose to play inside the real casinos than to enjoy playing online,
there's still something that this gamblers will really be entertained
when they are playing inside the crowded venues.


They can use it as alternative while they can't go inside physical casinos, online can also  provide games
that they wanted to play and for the meantime they can play and bet.

It's really a tough decision for the governments whether to reopen businesses or to keep everyone safe. But they have no choice but to let them operate businesses to save the economy, they just need to implement some basic protocols to keep everyone safe. Although it may not a hundred percent sure that everyone will be safe from the virus, that's the least they can do. It's a really hard adjustment for everyone to keep the day going amidst the pandemic.

It's still great for gamblers who like poker since it's now finally resuming. They just need to keep their health safe if they would go out in public places and gamble with other players.

Thats indeed  because couple days ago me and my friend decide to visit casino but suddenly the gambling place reached the maximum players inside so we are advised to either wait if there will be available later or come back tomorrow but earlier than today.
Maybe we need to consider also the effort of this gambling site just to comply for what the government make them do.

Basically those new norms will be eventually absorb as the process will help curb the rate of the spread of covid-19. Although, almost everything is finding feets virtually and poker games will in short time go virtual like others. The poker casinos I have visited few days ago aren't ready for this shakeups, the olds ways still ongoing which is detrimental to humans(gamblers). IMO, any poker casinos that can't advance into minimizing the spread of covid-19 shouldn't be allow to reopen.

Casinos in my country hasn't started to function as the past. Even if the casino opens I don't think it'll be that crowded as an user above mentioned. In my country casinos were much preferred and used by business people and the rich one in the society. Middle class and common public use it a little. Upon the same, people who are rich holds money and gambles. Rest are now focusing on making a life out of the current situation.

I think many people already thought that it was fine to open poker games since people can be placed within protective shields to guard them from the air or virus that might be brought to them through air ventilation. Poker can also be played far from each other since you don't want others disturbing your poise while playing the game. It would be really good to watch poker games since its good to watch people bluff against each other. Lets just hope for the pandemic to go away so people can at least gamble freely.

Not only that there are companies who are taking into account COVID-19 and at the same time they opened the consultation for the people and the companies engaged in gambling.

They said they assumed that all the working staff and the people are positive and from there they moved on making things safer and at the same time using the security measures so that it's a safe zone for the offline poker and gambling section.

I don't really remember where I read it but I will try and list the source.

This is really good since we do understand that we just have to do 3 things according to scientists :

1. Wear a mask
2. Wash your hands frequently
3. Keep social distancing

This would actually make it easy to reopen the business and at the same time make them Efficient in handling the pandemic situation.

Sooner or later they had to open it , any company cannot take that much loss , they would have to shut down eventually. Therefore poker tournaments is just the starting we will see most of the casinos functioning soon .

No, they can't. That is why the government with the doctor and all people must try to help each other by doing what it needs to prevent the virus. We can care for each other and always remind all people to obey the rule and follow protocols to reduce the infection.

The trust will be build again in the pandemic because the situation now is different than before. And the owner of the business and the customer need to cooperate to help the government. Perhaps, the company doesn't need to work as usual, but they can reduce the work time for their employees, including in the casino. Their employee will need to take a rest and don't let them tired because of work. Soon everything will be back normal, and the normal will be different than before.

At least we are now moving forward and trying to live up again but we would adjust to the new normal in order to continue those tournaments and events.
But it is great that there are some events that are finally taking place after a long time due to pandemic and I think it would really take sometime before we finally adjust to the new normal that we would be doing in the future to keep us safe until we don't have any anti-virus for covid-19.

We are forced to reopen everything due to financial causes since everyone have to get their salary to run their life an even owners are in tough situation because of expenses without no business for very long time.Surely we have no choice other than doing this and also on vaccine for covid there are some rested trials are now going to be manufactured for their respective citizens.

every postponed tournament must start again, the organizer must adjust to "NEW NORMAL", adjusting to New Normal is indeed not easy but we have to run it until the vaccine is really there..

the good news is that we are getting closer to the vaccine.  hopefully, in the next few months, the vaccine is fixed..

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/vaccine-development-testing-and-regulation

Many countries need to adapt in these new normal to continue their economy but we do hope that each businesses that are opening are doing necessary precautions to minimize risks. Some just for show and will only do it at first then the next few days it's as if no virus around. If tournaments open there is a need to limit people as much as possible only the players are in, if not they will need to do quarantine after to avoid  the spreading of any various. Vaccine will be up for testing soon but it doesn't guarantee yet, Discipline should be the top priority of everyone especially those who doing business to secure their safety.

There is a solution for this problem , gambling site need to prepare more table so even there are many players they can all play. I don't know if there is poker casino have this option but they need to considered this one, since online gambling is available every where so expect more players will come and play And that 's boring when they still need  to wait to lose other players just to play.

I think that is the challenge of casino gambling because in order to be able to enjoy your game, don't lose it quickly and as much as possible to be able to manage the steps you choose and adjust the capital you use, because if you lose too fast then you have to wait until the game is finished so You could say gambling is transparent because many people will know.

Every business, companies and organizations must move on even at a slow pace, there are people who are dependent in any business and they must find a way to survive, until this pandemic is over anyway it will not take long we will not wait for a year to get his over and all business can recover.

How sure  you are that it wont take year before all business can recover?

never forget that until now there are no confirmed vaccine about the virus so telling everyone that it can be safe sooner is misleading.

Yeah businesses must start recovering slowly but it doesnt mean  that  they can just move over before the year end.

daniel negreanu offered some thoughts on WSOP live tournaments coming back. he thinks there's no chance they'll keep the fall 2020 schedule in vegas, but he still sees a possibility for the WSOPE this year, maybe in the czech republic. https://www.cardschat.com/news/daniel-negreanu-ggpoker-wsop-crash-92386/

the casino manager must have security procedures and comply with government regulations to be able to limit the players so that there is no crowd in it. Exactly the same here, middle-class people nowadays don't really care to be able to play casinos and most people who visit casinos are only certain people like business people and entrepreneurs who want to find entertainment to get rid of boredom during a pandemic

I agree that the poker tournament reopens, because if we have to wait for the vaccine to be found it is unclear how long. Because we all have
to have to immediately return to activity, so that the economy can recover. Especially for businesses and offices must start reopening again,
if it continues to be postponed then many people will starve. And if that happens, it can be a new problem, the most important thing is that
everyone must be disciplined in implementing the protocol health according to WHO regulations.

Every business needs to reopen after it closed for months, and people need to have money to buy food. By reopening the business, people can return to work, and the gambling industry can make money. Their employees can get paid by work in that place, and the other company can give their employees a chance to work again. If that can achieve success, people will have money, and the economy will start normally. They will agree to apply the protocols from the government to prevent the virus.

of course because when the initial spread of the covid virus had been closed many companies and if it was continued until an uncertain time it would make many companies that would go bankrupt so they had no choice but to open when the world conditions were still like this.

Actually, most of casinos are now operating again because for them profit is what matter. They do not operate for months because of the community quarantine and most of them are now in huge debt so it is the reason why they need to operate now but the problem is the virus can spread even in casinos. I already missed to watch live poker tournaments inside casinos but I do not think that all of casinos will start operating poker tournaments like before because social distancing is what matter.

I guess many companies already bankrupt because they close their business in this pandemic, and they cannot survive. They need to think more if they want to rerun their business because they will need a lot of money to restart their business. But I am sure that some companies are already reopening their business, and the casino can invite gamblers to come to their place again. I am sure that the world conditions will reset to better conditions in which people will be aware of their health while running the business.

    Maydna these times are hard for many businesses, and even I would love all of them to recover I don't think that will
happen, for recovery you need capital, and how to get capital if you don't work? Credits and loans are one option, but many
are already in debt, and they will not be able to pay that, how to get another loan?
   I don't believe in reset, it's not working in theory how that can work in reality?

The simple thing about this is by taking a loan from the banks, so the owner can manage the money and start his business. But I guess that some of the owners business or company already prepares their money if just in case they have a situation like now, so they can use the backup cash to survive. I believe that the owner will not just think about the profit but also think about managing the money and allocating the money if they face the worst situations.

I believe that will reset their situation and condition to the new status which they don't imagine or think before. I think it will work in reality because every company will evolve to better conditions. None of any companies have a dream to get this experience, but it happened to all companies, so they need to do anything to save and even reopen their business.

Its also a good time for gambling sites that want to reopen online tournament in related to poker games. since many people stay at home and have time to play now if they can manage to have a big tournament that give high rewards to attract more players  to join that's better.

It can also help to people that have experience stress with this crisis at least they have a way to enjoy their self while staying at home for security of their health.

indeed when holding online tournaments about poker can provide a lot of profit for those who can win but you must know that there is a possibility that the failure will feel pressured and will worsen his condition when being at home without being able to produce anything, at least gambling should be relaxed and only people who do not really need money so when the loss is not too depressed.

Players have been probably missing poker tournaments since it has to stop due to the pandemic. Aside from that, operators and investors also need to resume because they also need income. Everyone wants to recover faster because if it will last, it will become harder for us.

Players can also enjoy tournaments while staying inside their houses. Even me, I'm already getting bored that's why I also gamble sometimes. But gambling to relieve stress is only for those who don't worry about the possible loss of funds. Because when you lose amidst the pandemic, it can cause more stress financially.

Well what we are talking here is Real gambling poker Tournament  and far  different in online tournament.
though i believe that this is a good move from gambling company yet the risk of virus is still there.
what if they lose?are you sure that stress will not be added?
this is only deserve for gambler with good behavior.

I think they miss them as much as ordinary offline casino players. After all, in fact it is the same thing. But it seems to me that poker players have a slight advantage due to the fact that they can enjoy their favorite discipline on almost any online platform. While not every casino guest decides to temporarily go online. In any case, you should be careful, autumn is ahead, which means there may be a second wave of the virus.

(1) Yes of course, that must be the certain thing that staffs working on any physical stores or gambling establishments must be exhibiting for it is required to be done based on the safety and strict health protocols being implemented for establishments that are allowed to operate their physical establishments at this time of pandemic.

(2) Actually at the current state and situation of our world, gambling industry is really facing a struggle for many physical casinos where people usually play gambling is temporarily closed as of the moment so there is no certain development being implemented other than playing gambling games online. Pokers, Blackjack, Dice, Slots and any other games are not safe at this time of pandemic for the fact that getting into a physical casino is really not advisable and a risk to be taken because of the presence of covid-19 pandemic.