6000 Casino jobs in England could be lost due to Covid 19 closures

casinos in England were due to reopen on August 1. However, a last-minute decision by Prime Minister Boris Johnson means they'll remain closed for at least two more weeks. Head of the British Betting and Gaming Council, Michael Dugher, has branded the move 'highly illogical' and a 'wrecking ball' for the industry in the UK.

Illogical Inconsistencies Could Cost British Casinos 6,000 Jobs, Millions in Revenue

What a shame! What about our entertainment?

wow I hope the government will aid the casino so they don't have to fire people or at least the people who will lose their jobs in some way

Thats to bad there are enough people losing jobs don't need more.

I sympathize with people who have lost their jobs and hope the situation will be resolved soon.

A meaningless decision , what could actually change in two just weeks ??? Many have lost their jobs , some were retrained during the lockdown so as to be prepared for the new era , the new disinfection methods applied and the rules , now they cannot get back to work , Casinos made preparations , so as to be prepared for the new era , with dividers , or other protection methods , now everyhting goes back from schedule Governement has to pay for damages and losses to the casinos and many other busineesses and workers , they have their share of responsiilities for their contradictory decisions ....

The decision not to reopen earlier makes no sense when pubs and restaurants have been allowed to open. There is no greater risk for casinos compared to these and is unnecessarily jeopardising people’s livelihoods. Ridiculous.

This is sad for the whole gaming community

wow i wouldnt even have assumed there is so many jobs connected to casinos though just in the UK.

Hanosch said:

wow i wouldnt even have assumed there is so many jobs connected to casinos though just in the UK.

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Who knew, right?!

By the look of things, the covid-19 pandemic isn't going to be over in perhaps YEARS, and since poker players sit so close together during live poker tournaments, i don't see us going back to our old ways in a long time