-
Casinos for you
The Digital Reality Of A Quarantined World
By Shane Addinall Mar 21, 2020 OpinionAs the world practises safe distancing and self-quarantines, we look at some of the advances the digital community has birthed in the face of previous calamities. Also, how online gambling can serve introverts and extroverts during quarantines.With COVID-19 spreading across the globe like a wildfire a lot of eyes are turning to those of us who have long since been ambassadors for a digital-first world. Whether it's been pushing companies to improve their mobile apps and customer sales interactions via websites or running remote-worker based businesses its these “fringe” industries that are now saving the day.
It’s important to stay positive and hopeful in times like these. The human spirit is indomitable and past tragedies have always driven progress, here are some past and present success to keep your spirits up.
Alibaba Stood Tall In The Face Of SARS
Pre the SARS pandemic of 2002 Alibaba, now one of the world largest eCommerce stores was a small fairly unknown player. When SARS drove people indoors across Asia and surrounds Alibaba was able to step up and become the Amazon for that market by providing a simple online and mobile-optimised storefront.
Today the company offers buyers around the world access to more than 2 million suppliers from a variety of markets with annual revenues in excess of €49 billion. These digital buyer-seller relationships have allowed many international entrepreneurs to source quality products at prices that allows them to be both competitive and profitable.
Airbnb Beat Back The Financial Crisis
When the financial crisis of 2008 brought the hotel and hospitality industry to its knees in 2008 a plucky San Francisco-based business took a fresh look at the marketplace and Airbnb was born.
Through a simple and attractive online platform, Airbnb was able to provide smaller hospitality-based businesses and private owners to get their rental properties in front of travellers looking for unusual destinations, more homely accommodation and better prices.
Today this “clever idea” has blossomed into multi-billion Euro company that offer more than 6 million listings across more than 100,000 cities in over 200 countries. Reuters reported that in the second quarter of 2019 alone the company generated revenues of more than $1 billion. Considering they own nothing that is money generated by property owners for themselves thanks to this innovative platform.
Gamers To The Rescue
Often introverted and fairly removed from most political and social hot button topics the gaming community has been earmarked as an important potential partner in researching a cure for COVID-19 thanks to their high-powered computer systems and the fact that lie dormant for 8-12 hours a day.
The community has been asked to support Folding@home, a company which uses a network of computers to run intensive algorithms aimed at uncovering a method to disrupt how the virus attacks our cells, thereby nullifying its effects.
The company has also invited users to play their protein folding game Foldit. The Director of Folding@home said that while programs are systematic, we are chaotic and think out of the box. It is this non-linear approach to folding proteins that could see one of us stopping this virus in its tracks.
Online Gambling Safeguards
With land-based casinos and sports betting operators feeling the pinch of stadium shutdowns, league closures and public gathering limitations the online gambling sector has provided a welcome respite for both introvert and extrovert players.
Live Dealer casino games provide an opportunity for extroverts to enjoy their casino games while also being able to chat with the dealer and other players around the table. For long stretches indoors during quarantine, this will save you from feeling the walls close in.
For introverts’ Online Slots offers colourful, theme-driven entertainment, that you can access any time of the day or night without having to leave your home or even speak to someone as all transaction is a handled through the online or mobile casinos systems.
The shutdown of land-based casinos, and the resultant loss of revenues, could be just the push they need to finally launch quality online and mobile-optimised casinos so that fans of their brand can enjoy them from home.
You might also like