“The casino industry in Mexico will fully recover from the impact left by the coronavirus pandemic until February 2022. Of the 384 gaming halls that were open in March of last year in the country, and that had to close for three months due to the pandemic and health emergency, now there are around 370 open in their entirety,” explained the representative of the operators of Mexican game.
Miguel Ángel Ochoa confirmed that 2020 was one of the worst years for the Mexican casino industry, which crashed from a market of US$ 1.25billion to only US$500 million. Around 14 venues have closed permanently since the start of the pandemic.
“Still a lot of people don’t go to casinos, even though they can. They are still afraid, and people are slowly getting closer. For example, a casino that has a capacity of 75 percent is on average below 50 percent full. We have been one of the industries most affected, the first to close, the last to open,” added Miguel Ángel Ochoa.
“When if the pandemic increases, it has nothing to do with the casinos being open. Closing the casinos is not fixing the pandemic, but opening the casinos is helping to revive the economy, boost employment, improve investments and receive more taxes,” AIEJA’s presidente concluded.
Source: G3 Newswire
