As compared to 2021, the calendar shows losing a Thursday and gaining a Saturday which would result in a net effect of a positive, (< +2%) change to last year.
- The newest COVID variant is raising some restrictions, nowhere near what we went through in 2020.
- For 2021, casino gaming had the advantage in that in some places it literally “only game in town” as many entertainment venues, restaurants, bars, and movie theaters were not open or open with restrictions.
- As a result, 2021 turned out to be a very strong year for gaming, if not the best recorded.
- For past few months, overall growth to 2021 has been slowing with June 2022 showing more (largely Midwest trend continuing) states declining to last year.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE BY JAY SARNO IN THE 2022 FALL EDITION OF GAMING & LEISURE MAGAZINE.