Topic: "Poker Tournaments" are reopening little by little. - page 6. (Read 1068 times)

the bellagio has done this, installing plexiglass dividers at the tables between players. this allowed them to increase table capacity to 6-max instead of 4-max, and they even removed the requirement to wear masks:




there are presymptomatic and asymptomatic people. also, the problem with temperature checking is that not everyone runs fevers at the same levels. my normal body temp during the day is close to 96 degrees, so if i'm at 98.6 it means i'm probably really sick, yet checking my temperature wouldn't reveal that. such a tricky thing, with so many people carrying the virus.....

Its hard in part of being a player when you do decide into these physical places yet no matter how careful you are, you cant really escape the risk or
chance on getting the virus since its spreading anywhere via people that doesnt show any symptoms.

Of course they would really need to re-open the business since we know that they had lost too much in several months on stopped operation.

In my part, i cant afford to risk up my health just to feel out the ambiance of a physical casino.

It's good that they are reopening casinos and bringing back lost jobs for people, but with it there lies the danger of yet another uncontrollable transmission if strict implementation of social distancing and disinfecting the place isn't followed. I'm pretty sure gamblers can still stay at home and play poker all day, all night without having to see nor feel the ambiance in a casino, but since casinos are reopening, perhaps they should also be extra careful. Also, there isn't any innovation in the reopening of casinos. It's just that they can't hold much longer the losses in profits over the past few months.

The staffs should undergo training in disinfecting all the equipment and all the materials used for the games, everybody should follow protocols and wear the necessary protective suit, like mask and facemask and gloves, of course, there should also monitoring of the temperature if possible all players should undergo swab testing. 

Three to four months of lock down is enough for any companies to suffer especially the casinos, they have staffs and employees to sustain, they should not make a mistake and follow all the existing protocols, of course they will spend money for additional PPE or equipment, but this is something that we should cover whether we like or not, we are in a survival mode right now.

Why what's in this game and why this is the only one that can be opened during this pandemic season ? Just because it's been played by few players only with a good distance between the table ?

And the there is less to no audience on here too but what about on other tournaments or on other sports like Dota or gaming in general for example  or tenis , pingpong etc ? Many of them can be played with long distance too and with less to no audience

Checking all players before joining the table will be a must to make sure they are healthy, and they are not the carrier of the virus. Once they are clean, they will allow entering the table and play with the opponent. Perhaps, the table itself will have a screener or plastic to border the players, and the players must wear a mask during the games. It is better if the poker tournaments staff can check all players on the list before they go to the place, so if one or more players have the virus, they can quarantine them without takes a long time to anticipate other people get infected.

And for the audience, it is better to watch the tournaments at home while they can do anything else to enjoy the games. That will be safer for them, and they can prevent the virus.


The sports industry which wants to reopen in this pandemic needs to make sure that everything is clean before they start the games, especially if the sports promoter intends to invite the audience to watch the match. Perhaps, we will see new improvements from the gambling industry, and the poker tournament can have a new look or interface for the player or the audience at the place.

Perhaps, many veterans of poker games will join in those tournaments because they want to test if their skills are good or not to play with the opponent.

that is not a given. with the high efficacy of mandatory masks + social distancing measures, the casinos are clearly coming back. in vegas, the bellagio, the venetian, and caesars are already open, with mandalay bay, the aria and others reopening july 1st. the bellagio has even installed plexiglass dividers between players!

i'd like to see the WSOP come back. i'm interested in betting on it. probably not until fall though---and that assumes a second coronavirus wave doesn't shut everything down again.

It is good that they have mentioned that they're also prioritizing the safety of their employees. Whenever a company says something like that, it truly is looking to the safety of its employees and treats them very well.

Poker isn't just the one part of gambling industry that's going to be back. Some tournaments in different kinds of sports which also is part of sports betting are about to get back soon. A little by little, most games that we're betting will come back but applying some regulations this time.

Unless and until a vaccine/cure for Covid is found, it is going to stay with us for at least some time. So what I forsee is an online future for all kind of businesses. Be it groceries, electronics, Clothing ir even casino. People will be more inclined to play online rather than going out to land based casinos. We have already seen a huge surge in online casino volumes during the lockdown period and it is expected to continue.

There are physical casinos who have started coming up with their own app for their regular customers where people can play online for free. Just one example below,

https://online.foxwoods.com/landing/

Foxwood's casino is a known name in land based gambling scene. Even though their online portal doesn't offer monetary rewards but I see it as a ground preparation to sustain their business. This is not only applicable to Poker but all kind of gambling activities.

Certainly, life continues and unfortunately cannot prevent life from stopping in such processes. I am sure that if this pandemic process was going on with longer and harder effects, many businesses would still have to reopen. Yes, people have also gotten into living with the virus, and probably this habit will have to continue for a very long time. For this reason, our gambling habits have also changed. Now, the elderly or the people who are afraid of the disease will not visit the casinos and will continue to gamble online. In fact, this virus has seriously changed many things in our lives.

Poker tournament is of the most popular  event in cards gambling and having this will gain profit from the advertisers and investors.
So yeah they must re open and starts going back to normal.
though there are some precaution and safeties yet it can be operated by this organizers .

life must go on...
The panic caused by this pandemic has cost us all, normal life has stopped since the pandemic has attacked the whole world, we must agree to always wear a mask outside the room, although it's uncomfortable. the whole world welcomes the New Normal concept, hopefully, all poker tournaments can be reopened.

And i think there will no Live audience still?so there is no problem at all because Poker player already had a distance to each other
and about the staffs they can use PPE or Mask face shield and Gloves to maintain the
safeties and health securities?

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on the top of all this  what needs to be maintain is the social distancing and the wearing of Mask and as long as possible they
must use at least n95 masks and not ordinary one.


Thats it,because life must go and forward because this Virus had already limit our living for more than 3 months and that is more
 enough disturbance because if we continue to be paranoid from this Pandemic then better to
 stop living and gone forever.

Considering that many casinos and bookmakers are starting to reopen, I think that there is no problem for this kind of activities to start again. Many countries have already reopened entertainment venues, cafes and restaurants and many similar businesses. That being the case, it wouldn't make much sense to just keep casinos or similar businesses closed because the virus is not particularly prevalent in these sectors. For this reason, I recommend that we should not respond to such news very abnormally anymore and continue our lives by keeping up with the new order. Whether we are used to it or not, many of our life habits have changed.

I think that poker tournaments only can be opened everywhere in the world.The players have to be checked for everything before joining the table and should wear masks during all the time of the gameplay.The casino will make sure they stay at least 2 or more meters away from each other.

While the virus is still on it has lost the initial power I think so it is not the threat it was in the beginning.

Thanks for the article share but the last question seems to contain quite ridiculous notions.

First, it will bring a change, for sure, but why is this significant or a big development in the gambling industry I don't see. It's like shops and restaurants having lines and limits. They're impacted but it's not a BIG development.

And poker the safest option for gambling? Are you kidding?

There should be an improvement especially on their safety protocol and adopting the new normal for the physical casinos. But I don't think any development with the games, maybe casinos will offer a lot of bonus rewards so they can encourage gamblers to come and play again. They've loss a lot of money, but I know they can easily get back their losses if the government allows them to operate. Its good that they are slowly coming back!

Safest option to play will depend on how they implement the safety protocol and also will depend on how the gamblers behave especially if they are asymptomatic and they still go to the casinos so we can't know if this one is the safest game to play.

 

If they can bring their players playing virtually that will be good but unless we are not experiencing fair percent containment of the virus globally I don't think it's a wise decision since he said it is open on different countries.

They may say that their staff is prioritizing safety but what about these players? They may not know because there are people that show no sign of carrying the disease.

Why would it even bring a "development" when the current state of the Gambling Industry is actually experiencing a depression? Any type of gambling right now, as long as it's performed outside and with other people, is equally unsafe. Not one game out there is safer than others, and that's pretty much the same even outside of gambling. As long as you go outside, you have the risk of being infected.

This is probably the only way for people to even start going to physical casinos, hence them prioritizing it. Opening in the next few months isn't all that impossible, as long as the pandemic was properly quarantined for the last few months. Hopefully, no additional waves come in so that people could get used to the new Normal right now.