Wave of gambling may end with COVID recovery?

[paxmao]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.



Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

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[Lanatsa]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.


Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

Its understandable that due to strict health protocols or the new normal that we are following now which means people are mostly into their homes and making out
remote works which means they are most online where these gambling companies would really taking this opportunity to get more users and its understandable
for a business to do such thing because everything could really be monetized once they do able to hook up players into their platform.

In spite of losing jobs where someone could think that spending money as of this moment isn't ideal but there are really people who can still play
despite of the current condition we are in.

[TimeTeller]

Covid will not go away anytime soon. It will be here for many years.
So I don't think the interest in gambling especially in online gambling will diminish.
A lot of gamblers are oriented in online gambling during this pandemic, and I believe, a lot will stay in this newfound way of gambling.
Because even if we say, vaccine has been rolled-out in most countries, still, the dilemma of going out and mingling with other people is still there.
In this regard, I don't think gambling interest may end with covid recovery. They just found out a new and safer way of gambling, and that is online.

[dunfida]

Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

Since vaccine is already available for this 2021 then i can say that there's already some decrease.Physical casinos had opened their doors which means those players can already again access or go again into those physical places which means less people would play online.COVID is still here to stay but since cure and vaccines is already avialable then we might be gradually switching back to our normal lives once again.
When it comes to demand then it would be diverted and would really be equaled again just like before.

[Wexnident]

Considering that the chart you presented was online, I suppose it would, but only by a small amount. The difference between 2019 and 2020 isn't that big, and even if we consider that there was a pandemic, there's actually quite a small difference between the two, so I suppose we can say that it was only a matter of time, with or without Covid, that the online gambling market would grow to what it is right now. Not to mention that crypto-related gambling businesses have been quite on the rise ever since way back then already.

I'd suppose we'd see a period of time after Covid where people gamble less, after all we need to adjust properly and earn money since there's a lot of things we need (And on that regard, tourist attractions would boom like really well), so there's that, but after that it should return, heck maybe even grow compared to before the stagnation.

[Oshosondy]

Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

If we check the rate of how people that gamble are increasing, we may not attribute the increase in 2020 to Covid-19. What I just noticed is that more people are joining to gamble, the major cause of this are

1. The rate people are having access to the internet which is increasing.
2. The rate at which gambling sites are making their sites more compatible with phones, unlike before which are only more compatible with computers.
3. The world population that is also increasing, the more people the more the number of people that will gamble.

These are what I attributed as the reasons why more people are gambling, and the reasons that more people will gamble in the future.

[Darker45]

People gambled long before COVID-19 came into this world. People will gamble long after COVID-19 is gone out of this world.

The graph shows consistent annual increase in online gambling through the years. COVID-19 is only present within a small time frame of that.

There may be an increase in online gambling during COVID-19 due to certain reasons such as most governments' order for people to stay at home, less social life, closure of land-based casinos, and so on but there must have been also a decrease due to people losing their jobs, livelihood, or businesses, and so on.

[bittraffic]

There are more things to do when Covid19 is gone. The positive side is that they already know how to go back when they have free time as well. They may also try using their phones to bet.

[LogitechMouse]

Nope I don't think so.

Gamblers especially those who are addicted will still continue to gamble regardless of what will happen with the current pandemic we are in right now and knowing that some of them or most of them are enjoying while gambling, people always like pleasures right so they will continue to gamble .

Its possible too that those gamblers who are gambling in a casino before the pandemic will switch into online gambling because it will give them lesser stress and there is no need for them to go outside. Also take note that more and more people are using internet especially to those countries who imposed lockdowns last year and the OP has said that gambling ads are heavy in TV as well as online. There is no doubt that there are some internet users there who aren't gambling at first will try to gamble at some time.

[maxreish]

Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

Lets say, lockdown was removed. Normal lives of people return like doing regular jobs, most of the people will be busy with their jobs and in their personal life as well. Then gambling and their free time will be lessen then.

Hopefully, we'll go back to normal and proceed with our lives where we can only gamble for fun because the more we engaged ourselves with gambling, the more it is more addicting. Thats reality.

[uneng]

As the world's population is constantly growing it's pretty normal to see more gamblers' activity year after year. If you check the stats carefully you will see the graphic is growing almost proportionally.
Furthermore, nowadays gambling is much more accessible than in past years. Even a kid can start gambling in a crypto casino which doesn't ask for identity.

[maydna]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.

Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

That trend will stay among the people even if the pandemic ends. People will know where they want to play gambling, whether it is an online casino or offline casino. If the casino is still closed and does not operate in their city, they can visit online casinos and start playing gambling. I think an offline casino gambler is already moving into online gambling. They can't visit their favorite casino because many of that casino is not operate. So only the online casino that they can use to playing gambling while they can't go to out there.

[Strongkored]

A pandemic that changes a lot of people's habits could become one that will keep people do gambling online because they have made it a new fun habit.
Grapik does not show a high rate of increase, meaning that an increase in online gambling will indeed occur even if there is no pandemic, so when this pandemic is over and people return to their normal activities as in the past, online gambling remains an option because of the many systems in this world that done online including gambling.

[Maus0728]

Perhaps? I have searched a bit in google trends to search for a rough statistic regarding "online" or "gambling" searches and it clearly show that it had a sharp decline after the month of July. Currently, though, we're not seeing a massive jump of interest worldwide maybe because some countries are able to get back on track, therefore people has now job to do on a daily basis.


Source: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=gambling&geo=US

[gabbie2010]

I believed Covid-19 has reset the way of life of people even with ease of lockdowns and restrictions after improvement of the pandemic a lot of gamblers are already accustomed to online casinos and placing bet online it will a long time before gamblers embrace offline casinos.
Covid-19 had revolutionized our ways of life and it going take a long period of time before people returns to their old habits of doing things physically.

[electronicash]

they continue to enjoy their fun online rather than going to physical casinos and catch covid. it will probably continue this way even when pandemic ends. there is just much comfort in playing online than having to go there. when the traditional casino's website had been turned into online casino and release an app for their partisans to download, they turned them into an online gambler.

[South Park]

Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

Since vaccine is already available for this 2021 then i can say that there's already some decrease.Physical casinos had opened their doors which means those players can already again access or go again into those physical places which means less people would play online.COVID is still here to stay but since cure and vaccines is already avialable then we might be gradually switching back to our normal lives once again.
When it comes to demand then it would be diverted and would really be equaled again just like before.

It is not as simple, once a person gets used to do something it keeps doing it without thinking too much about it, during the pandemic there was a surge on the number and intensity of addictions as people tried to find ways to cope with the long weeks and months with minimal contact with other persons, so even if it seems we are at the beginning stages of the pandemic finally being solved it is going to be hard for all of these people to drop their gambling habits when they have been engaging in it for so long.

[crwth]

They would probably start going into land-based casinos to see the difference between virtual and actual gambling. I believe a lot of people have been utilizing online gambling to pass the time and enjoy while staying at the house. Most of the people I know who regularly visit land-based casinos have been gambling online. They said that it has become comfortable to gamble in their homes and prevent exposure to other people.

In some ways, they are often going to stay like this if they are comfortable or maybe explore another option. We still can't verify since it's still a pandemic.

[avikz]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.



Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

There's no wonder that the online gambling activity has increased during covid times. The reasons you have mentioned, is true! People are having more free and unproductive time which many have used for gambling to try out their luck! So if the covid situation normalizes, we will definitely see a reduction in such gambling activities. Once people are allowed to join offices and visit public places, such activities are bound to reduce. However, gambling houses will also win new clients at this time, who will continue to gamble even after the world normalizes. So it's a win-win situation for both. Assume, if 100 new players have joined gambling during the lockdown period, at least 20% will stay in this field even after the world normalizes. Some people will get busier and leave gambling and some people will continue with gambling even after they get busier. So it's a new business for the gambling houses for sure!

[iv4n]

They would probably start going into land-based casinos to see the difference between virtual and actual gambling.

For some of us, it was the opposite, we got into crypto gambling after land-based casinos! Long before pandemic!

Globally the number of internet users increased from only 413 million in 2000 to over 3.4 billion in 2016

With or without this pandemic the numbers are rising!

We can start from our own examples here, in some way each of us here is an internet fanatic for a shorter or longer period, and I think for many of us there' no going back. It's the same for all others... now they found out about all the benefits of the internet and online activities, people will rather stay home!

I bet the numbers will keep rising in the next years... again with or without pandemics! Of course, locking people down will speed up the process!

[Poker Player]

I noticed that there was a traffic spike because March/April last year were the months I made the most money playing poker in years. I could tell there were some bored people at home who didn't know how to play and decided to play poker while having a few beers.

As to whether it will end, I think it will normalize. The boom will stop, and we will enter a flatter era because people will go out more, but some of those who did not play before March 2020 are now used to it and are part of the customer base.

So I think the traffic will be a little higher than before March 2020. This is for countries that recover well economically. Those that enter into a deep economic crisis may not.

[Jemzx00]

They would probably start going into land-based casinos to see the difference between virtual and actual gambling. I believe a lot of people have been utilizing online gambling to pass the time and enjoy while staying at the house. Most of the people I know who regularly visit land-based casinos have been gambling online. They said that it has become comfortable to gamble in their homes and prevent exposure to other people.

In some ways, they are often going to stay like this if they are comfortable or maybe explore another option. We still can't verify since it's still a pandemic.

I guess some of these gamblers will probably visit casino once the pandemic is over but I think on most occasion, people will likely stay with online gambling especially that they already have first hand experience due to pandemic.
Just as iv4n stated above, for us it's different as we already started gambling online long before pandemic and most of us prefer it that way rather than going to physical casinos.

Based on the graph provided by OP, gambling numbers continues to climb whether the pandemic happened or not and it will continue that way especially now that the gambling are as convenient as going online. Still there would be more gamblers who would prefer to gamble offline as there are certain aspect that they can use to better their chances such as card games.

[rodskee]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.



Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

Once a Person Got Hooked iN gambling for sure this will be harder to stops , and this is the scenario i see on these situation because those people that got enjoyed Playing because of the pandemic will surely find way even when they become busy again from work to Play and try their luck in gambling.
I should known this because i am in the same Place now where i enjoyed the presence of Online gambling since the lockdown starts and now as i return back to work and my normal life? i always try to sneak from my Wife to play shortwhile , and i even hide some extra funds to play because She hates gambling now as a brother of Her becomes addicted and broke His own family recently .
that triggers Her to Prevent me from excessive gambling in which hard for me to follow.

[Fredomago]

I noticed that there was a traffic spike because March/April last year were the months I made the most money playing poker in years. I could tell there were some bored people at home who didn't know how to play and decided to play poker while having a few beers.

Boredsme really brings you to explore more and like what you have said, there are people who find gambling as good source
of entertainment and relaxations. There's a big volumes of traffic coming from this types of people who find the internet to be
more useful during this pandemic season.

As to whether it will end, I think it will normalize. The boom will stop, and we will enter a flatter era because people will go out more, but some of those who did not play before March 2020 are now used to it and are part of the customer base.

Maybe yes, those who can go and live normal will resume from how they find enjoyment the normal ways, some might
continue to play but not that much the same as it use during the lockdown.

So I think the traffic will be a little higher than before March 2020. This is for countries that recover well economically. Those that enter into a deep economic crisis may not.

If compared to march 2020, the traffic will increase but continually that's still questionable since we don't know how
people will embrace the idea of keep playing the game or they'll just use their time and money to more wiser way.

[bitbollo]

Definitely not!
It's not just matter of virus and restrictions but this is something really different because nowadays we have bigger and bigger infrastructure (and website) that could manage easily a wave of new gamblers!
Probably COVID19 has just "push up"  development of online betting/casino, giving fuel to a sector that was already growing massively.

[swogerino]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.



Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

I think deep every person is a gambler as everyone has to take decisions in life.This situation just brought this on top and made more people come into gambling.Most of these people I think are trying gambling with the hope to get a jackpot and solve their lives but no one achieves this.They slowly become addicted.With the pandemic going way we may see some improvement to this behavior.

[Mauser]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.



Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

This is awesome for the online gambling industry, they deserve the business coming their way. In my opinion this going to stay like this in the future. People are getting more used to gambling from home and will likely not stop once the pandemic is over. It is so easy to do and once you have your accounts setup and made a profit, you will always come back.

One good thing the rise of online gambling is having on us is that casinos can over a lot of more promotions. The higher the casino earnings the better the deposit bonuses. I noticed this last year in my poker casinos that started to over a lot of free sit and go games if you deposit money again. Just winning one of those tables was already enough to make decent profit.

[Jackl87]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.


Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

Well looking at this graph it is also clear, that the whole online gambling sector was growing every year from 2009 on. And the increase from 2019 to 2020 is only marginally bigger than in the years before.
I think maybe in 2021 we will see a bigger increase now that the pandemic is going on for over a year now and people become more and more bored the longer they are not able to do outside acitivities.
I also hope we don't get a new wave of gambling addicts due to covid.

[michellee]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.

Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

The trend will still exist this year and the next years since the advertisers see the chance to get more members or people to join with them will be bigger if they use the internet. When they can use the internet, that means they will be able to reach more customers to use their services or join with them to help them increase their income in the future. While COVID is not going to end in the short term, they can still use the internet to continue promoting their services, and they can ask for help from the publisher to gain more members.

[yayayo]

I do not see there is a connection/relation now with the covid. In the beginning there surely was, but it looks like that all events have resumed again on all sports.

ya.ya.yo!

[qwertyup23]

Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

I do think that this trend will continue even if COVID is solved.

Remember, scientists are speculating that the world will return to its normal state by 5-7 years from now once majority of the globe population has been vaccinated. In addition, with the ongoing new strains of COVID, this will become longer to the point that most people will become accustomed to online gambling.

Personally, even if COVID is solved, I still would be skeptical about going out. Maybe it's just that online gambling has become more convenient in a way that you are safe in your personal space.

[Alucard1]

This pandemic brings a lot of changes in so many circumstances in life, due to this virus the health protocol has been implemented in any casino gambling which results in having few numbers gamblers inside the casino so most of gamblers now are more active in online gambling because they have nothing to do with their home, just like me when boredom hits me I play to be entertained and to earn some money but sometimes still ends up losing money.
If ever the virus has been solved I don't think that the statistics of gamblers will decrease because 1 year is too long and if you have played for that time it is hard to remove it from you right away.

[Vaculin]

It will stay because gambling is fun, the pandemic has become a way for people to be more resourceful in the internet, and luckily they found gambling especially crypto gambling and that really help this industry to survive and boom even at the situation where majority of us are struggling financially.

[DevilSlayer]

Actually covid 19 is not considered as a challenge if you are part of the compulsive gamblers who will do their best just to make sure that they will able to play different gambling games. A lot of casinos decided to close and limit their customers because of the health regulations that they needed to follow but it doesn't mean that the compulsive gamblers will just stop playing because they saw a new opportunities and it is the booming of online gambling especially the casinos. In my country, cock fighting became more popular when pandemic happens and I read a research about it that many more people who became interested to it when pandemic happens. For me even we successfully overcome the Covid, the data about it will maintain or it can increase more.

[bakasabo]

I dont think that people will gamble less after the World cures from covid-19. Why do people even think that covid somehow increased or will decrease gambling activity. These two just done come together. During lockdowns people play online, before lockdowns they play at casinos and etc. Nothing changed. On thing does not impact on the other at all imo.

[Questat]

Please share the source of that graph, there must be some detailed explanation to that.

While physical casinos are limiting gamblers or some are not even operating anymore, it's expected that they will go into online gambling, easier and safer for them. It's expected that the gambling activity will increase, people does not really struggle a lot as there are some support from the government and some businesses are still operating, some are just working at home so they have more time to explore the online world, if they have interest in gambling then it might be convenient for them to try to gamble.

For me, I think the trend might go down but gambling industry will continue to be profitable in general, especially the online world.

[dothebeats]

Some gambling chains are already closing their doors here in the country and have since moved into the online platform. Those who gambled for fun on the start of quarantine would have likely developed a habit that they cannot remove anymore. Even if a lot of recoveries were to be recorded and the number of infected continues to decline, I still think that the number of players wouldn't decrease significantly since, again, they have developed a habit. A year of quarantine and lockdowns would have forced people to do something outside of their usual routines, and I guess online gambling would be of them, particularly those who are used to visit physical gambling houses.

[Fundamentals Of]

I don't think so. If at all, it is possible that online gambling will even rise when COVID is gone. When COVID is gone, the economy will recover. A recovering economy will mean that people will now have more sources of income. That means they will now have more extras to be spent on their hobbies including gambling.

Also when COVID is gone, the interest over crypto gambling might stay. COVID made them discover the joy and fun that crypto gambling brings for lack of other options. And now that they are already interested with it, whether COVID will stay a little longer or not, they will be gambling with crypto.

[Cling18]

Our daily situation affects the status of online casinos in each country and the pandemic really increased the number of gamblers who have switched from physical casinos to online casinos. So if this pandemic would come to an end, I'm sure that it will also lessen the number of online gamblers but that doesn't necessarily mean that it has a huge impact on the industry.

[imstillthebest]

too bad there is no data for 2021. i want to see how huge % it gained because i feel that online gambling is in its peak and many countries are recovering from covid19 .
 we may have less social life now but we have more social media life because of online technologies .

they continue to enjoy their fun online rather than going to physical casinos and catch covid.

its not fun if you catch covid because of playing outside but gambling is enjoyed best when you are free from illnesses

[amimarah5]

IMO people will still gamble. Be it occasionally, or heavily.
Luckily in my case is the former. But i do hope COVID go away soon. I miss my sweet baccarat dealer.

[hahay]

Not sure because whoever has been gambling will continue to do so, even if there are times they take a break but in the end they will keep on coming back to gambling. So yes, whether there is Covid or not, I'm sure gambling will continue to exist, regardless of how high and low the indicators are I just believe gambling will not disappear and that way, I think indicators about rising and falling interest in gambling are no longer a problem.

[Peanutswar]

Because of too much time and want to seek some fun and try to earn just a little bit amount I think it's a trend for now and still exceed until the covid is done. Today the online gambling platforms are now a trend because they want to back to the previous days they want to get fun and earn. Even the covid is done let's say they found online gambling becomes more convenient to them less hassle just mostly online transactions.

[molsewid]

Not sure because whoever has been gambling will continue to do so, even if there are times they take a break but in the end they will keep on coming back to gambling. So yes, whether there is Covid or not, I'm sure gambling will continue to exist, regardless of how high and low the indicators are I just believe gambling will not disappear and that way, I think indicators about rising and falling interest in gambling are no longer a problem.

We can't definitely be so sure that wave of gambling may end with COVID recovery because i do bet that people may do consider gambling while at home than going out. But like what i said we can't be sure about it, however the probability that people might get enjoy playing outside or going to the real casino game because the entertainment of being in real game was not so much like while playing it online, but i didn't doubt that gambling wave may end together with the end of Covid because lets not forget that gambling do existed first before Covid.

[geegaw]

Our daily situation affects the status of online casinos in each country and the pandemic really increased the number of gamblers who have switched from physical casinos to online casinos. So if this pandemic would come to an end, I'm sure that it will also lessen the number of online gamblers but that doesn't necessarily mean that it has a huge impact on the industry.

Considering the actual situation, even when Covid ended, the number of people gambling did not decrease significantly, even it maintained a large number and continued to increase over time, the main reason is that the pandemic has allowed people to have too much spare time to gamble, economic pressure has encouraged people to make money online and this path has led more people to become addicted to gambling. The pandemic may be over but the gambling nature has been created, there is no surprise when the monthly income of many people will move into the casino by the end of the pandemic

[passwordnow]

Gambling business and activity has increased heavily during COVID. No wonder, more free time (forced sometimes), less social life and a bit of you only live once.



Add campaigns were also heavy on TV, internet and other. Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

That's hard to know unless we get to see the end of this covid-19 pandemic. I want to see it end first and I'm sure that everybody wants to see its end badly.
In theory, if everything goes back to normal the stats will lessen the active people that we currently have since businesses and jobs are likely to go back when things have changed and there's no more pandemic around.

[TedMosby]

gambling is not just an activity, but it's a habit.
Maybe the wave of gambling will decrease following the COVID recovery, but I doubt that it will decrease significantly.

The Top 10 Most Addictive Behaviors - Gambling number 4.
https://www.uk-rehab.com/behavioural-addictions/the-ten-most-addictive-habits/

9 of the World’s Most Common Addictions - Gambling number 7.
https://thedawnrehab.com/addiction/most-common-addictions/

[romero121]

Almost one year have passed with the start of lockdown for covid-19. During those days, everything is shut and people were restricted within their homes. This has made online gambling business make good revenue and good user base. Slowly the restrictions were released and people started to move normally with a mask attached to the face. Now once again the covid-19 spread is getting more vigorous in few countries. Once again my country is planning for a lockdown.

[Fredomago]

Almost one year have passed with the start of lockdown for covid-19. During those days, everything is shut and people were restricted within their homes. This has made online gambling business make good revenue and good user base. Slowly the restrictions were released and people started to move normally with a mask attached to the face. Now once again the covid-19 spread is getting more vigorous in few countries. Once again my country is planning for a lockdown.

And again because of that plan another sets of people who will fine themselves being entertained by means of online gambling, expect that if that restrictions will proceed, more people will be bored and will take explore online. Seems that it won't stop by now or the wave will again rise up as there are some countries who are experiencing another waves of covid virus which really affecting lots of people who thought that this virus was already been supress.

[Renampun]

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Considering the actual situation, even when Covid ended, the number of people gambling did not decrease significantly, even it maintained a large number and continued to increase over time, the main reason is that the pandemic has allowed people to have too much spare time to gamble, economic pressure has encouraged people to make money online and this path has led more people to become addicted to gambling. The pandemic may be over but the gambling nature has been created, there is no surprise when the monthly income of many people will move into the casino by the end of the pandemic

increasingly agree with the term 'gambling is a habit'...
whatever happens in this world, gambling players will not decrease drastically and also increase drastically. Gambling has become a habit for many people and this business is timeless. technology is growing, so the ease of playing gambling is increasing.

[acroman08]

Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

seeing the chart that is in an upward trend since 2009 it is highly likely it'll stay. sure there may be people who will gamble less after the pandemic but I doubt this will affect the continuous upward trend of the online gambling market and to be honest, we might even see a further increase in the following years as more people are being introduced into online gambling.

[AmoreJaz]

Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

seeing the chart that is in an upward trend since 2009 it is highly likely it'll stay. sure there may be people who will gamble less after the pandemic but I doubt this will affect the continuous upward trend of the online gambling market and to be honest, we might even see a further increase in the following years as more people are being introduced into online gambling.

and now online gambling is not only fiat but a lot of crypto casinos are being introduced to the gambling community. so yeah, i think the trend will further increase in the coming years. with crypto casinos, there are several benefits that gamblers can enjoy like increased privacy as they don't need to attach their banking details unlike in fiat-based casinos,  faster withdrawals and cheaper fees, just to name a few. so the trend will not die down but instead it will grow in my opinion. if players will recognise these benefits, they will continue supporting crypto-based casinos.

[Oasisman]

Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

Probably yes, because people would always love to be physically socialized and may love go to their favourite casino and sports bar. Though online gambling would here to stay and it could still be a good alternative for those who wants to bet to their favourite team while working in the office or staying at home.
I honestly think, online gambling has lessen the number of people going out unnecessarily and spread/catch the virus.
So, once the covid is gone, I expect some slight decline in number of online gamblers because some people might become busy again with their normal routine before covid.

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Do you think that this trend is here to stay or people will gamble less once COVID is better solved.

Probably yes, because people would always love to be physically socialized and may love go to their favourite casino and sports bar. Though online gambling would here to stay and it could still be a good alternative for those who wants to bet to their favourite team while working in the office or staying at home.
I honestly think, online gambling has lessen the number of people going out unnecessarily and spread/catch the virus.
So, once the covid is gone, I expect some slight decline in number of online gamblers because some people might become busy again with their normal routine before covid.

They would really be going back into those normal days on where they can freely go into those physical casinos out there because nothing really beats out the essence or feels on
where a real casino could possibly give into a certain player when it comes to vibes or personal experience rather than making yourself playing in front of a computer.Its true that
people do always love the be physically socialized but well, everything would really have its own market because online gambling wouldnt really become this big
if there are no people who do prefer on playing in online sites than on physical ones.Both could exist and giving service on a particular market or demand.