Casino pioneers increased 30% over last year … Gambling popularity (news)

The economic crisis has significantly increased the demand for “Casino du Liban” to the point that “it now requires many people to stay outside and close the doors for an hour or two until the congestion in the hallways subsides,” according to the president of the casino board, Roland Khoury, confirming to the newspaper “Al Akhbar” that “it is historical”. In a period of crisis, the demand for casinos increases.

Thus, in the face of the monetary collapse, the spread of the epidemic and the catastrophe of the port explosion, the appetite for the casino “increased by 30% compared to last year, taking into account the conditions of social distancing, which had not been met, the percentage would have jumped to 50%. ” Casino opening hours due to Corona affected the number of players. According to Khoury, “Business declined significantly due to the closure. It returned to an acceptable increase when we opened the casino in June until 10 pm. However, after extending the closing hours until 4 am, starting in July, the participation it was excellent”.

But who caused this increase: those who are not in the condition of those looking for a “penny from the cloud” or “twine” from roulette, or more affluent social groups? A question for which Khoury does not have a definitive answer. Despite his assertion that “the large increase in visitors leads us to think that people with limited economic resources notably go to the casino, but he undertakes to investigate whether one of the causes of this outburst is people spending dollars they receive from abroad or that they have hidden in their houses. “