Fear, panic and confusion abound in the land

By Ken Adams, CDC Gaming Reports
It has been difficult to think or talk about anything but the COVID-19 coronavirus lately. The stock market has been acting like a roller coaster on steroids; the Dow Jones index has been up and down by thousands of points from one day to the next. The Dow dropped 15 percent between March 4 and March 13. Gaming stocks have reflected this drop, except gaming stocks are down by 30 percent for the same period. Across the country, states have declared a state of emergency, beginning with Washington, which has been the epicenter of the outbreak. There have been 37 deaths from 568 reported cases in that state. The governor has banned public gatherings of over 250 people and is closing all public schools. (more)