By John L. Smith, CDC Gaming Reports
These are strange and challenging days for the gaming industry, and not merely because its high-rises, marquees and casinos are dark in the midst of a deadly worldwide coronavirus pandemic. It’s been a little over a month. An unprecedented shutdown has put many thousands out of work and sent stocks plummeting. Some are being kept on salary, but many are not. The heartache at home is compounded by the fact that the COVID-19 virus has killed more than 160 Nevadans, more than 46,000 Americans, and more than 180,000 people worldwide. And the number of confirmed new cases remains in excess of 25,000 each day. But that’s not what makes these such challenging times for the gaming industry. It’s what makes it like so many other businesses in our country that are part of a shared sacrifice to battle the virus on the best possible grounds – scientific ones. (more)