Looking ahead, Jarvis said that \u201cbetting venues \u2026 recognize that there will be no going back to the old normal, even after there is an effective vaccination, and investments in online gambling will thrive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose that don\u2019t will perish,\u201d Jarvis predicts about venues. But land-based gaming properties will continue to have a key role in the evolving market.<\/p>\n
There still will be times when people will want to go to a casino or track,\u201d Jarvis said. \u201cBut they will do so for things that online gambling can\u2019t give them: a sense of community, a night out on the town.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The move to online gaming also comes as more people work remotely from home and opt for shopping online. \u201cOur world is changing, and that includes how we will gamble in the future,\u201d Jarvis said.<\/p>\n
Still, James P. Whelan, director of the Institute for Gambling Education and Research at University of Memphis, told Casino.org<\/em> that his study, undertaken a month after casinos shuttered because of the pandemic, shows it was unlikely brick and mortar casino shuttering led gamblers to opt for online options.<\/p>\nAmong the caveats: those who already had online gaming accounts continued to use them. \u201cSome increased their duration or frequency,\u201d Whelan added.<\/p>\n
He notes, too, that in some regions, legal online gaming currently is not accessible.<\/p>\n
Sports Viewing Will Bounce Back<\/h2>\n
For those who like to wager on sports, one difference this year is there has been a decline in sports viewership tied to restrictions imposed because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for the drop-off in sports viewing, I think that is a temporary phenomenon brought on by the crazy schedules [and] rules that leagues had to implement,\u201d Robert Jarvis said. \u201cI believe that sports viewing will bounce back, especially as legalized sports betting comes to more and more states.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat may not bounce back is fans actually going to games, especially as the ability to stream games grows, which, combined with the ability to bet on games online, will make it unnecessary to go to games except when one wants those things that watching a game in your living room can\u2019t give you.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Rev. Richard McGowan, a finance professor at Boston College who closely follows gambling trends, concurred that \u201conline gambling is becoming more popular and will become more so with the legalization of sports gambling<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
\u201cOver 80 percent of the online gambling revenue in Europe is sports gambling,\u201d McGowan told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cThat will probably also be the case in the US as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Online gaming and other virtual activities may take the place of some of the more traditional rituals this Thanksgiving Day. Many Americans are expected to remain at home, given coronavirus-related health directives. On past Thanksgivings, many people visited friends and relatives, traveled great distances, and went in person to cheer on their favorite football teams. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":156671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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