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A war on two fronts by Anna Maria Rengo
As it is happening worldwide, European casinos are among the activities suspended for Covid-19, whose return to “normal” is longer and uncertain. Per Jaldung, president of the European Casino Association, highlights the effort that will have to be made to deal with the economic consequences for the industry, because of the forced and due closure caused by the health emergency.
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rom Macau, where they resumed operations on February, the 20th, but with extremely low turnover, to Las Vegas, where Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak closed them, extending the order at least until May, the 1st, casinos all over the world are experiencing an unprecedented crisis, due to the pandemic from Covid-19. In all parts of the planet, apart from a few small exceptions, they were among the first facilities to be closed, and among the last, at least so it seems, to open again, once the emergency will moderate and we will move on to the one that in Italy is called “phase two”. With serious consequences on the economic and employment front, bearing in mind that, for example, most of the Us casinos fired almost all their employees. The Swidsh Per Jaldung, president of the European Casino Association, takes stock of the extremely serious European situation, as well as of a jungle of national rules, but united by the closing order. European Casinos, like all economic activities, are hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis. What kind of initiatives can and will the Eca take to support them? “The Eca is monitoring the situation very closely. Casino operations around the world have closed down without knowing when they will be able to re-open. We are PER JALDUNG
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