Posted on 02/19/2020 7:00:28 PM PST by RummyChick
Casinos in Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, reopen on Thursday after being closed for two weeks because of the coronavirus epidemic, but all punters and croupiers will have to wear a mask at the tables. Casino executives and residents say revenue will remain badly crimped in the Chinese territory’s 41 casinos and the businesses dependent on them because of the health restrictions and strict entry regulations on tourists. Macau makes over 80 per cent of its revenues from casinos but tourist visits have all but dried up.
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People who gamble are apt to engage in other risky behaviors...Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
Yes but will it, if cases start to go up again?
I am not sure re-opening yet, is a good idea.
Art Land: “Even in a time of intergalactic crisis, people still want to roll them bones.”
Don’t punters always wear face masks?
I dont understand the use of the word. The only punters I know are in football.
Here it is again
REAL gamblers!
IIRC the world’s largest casino is in Macau. I’ve been there and the harborside is lined with huge casinos...they’re the city’s only industry.
What is the meaning of the word Punters
A punter is someone who makes bets, ie a gambler.
Thanks...I kept thinking they were opening up for a sports team like football players but it didnt make sense.
“Punter” is British for “gambler” or “bettor”.
Gambling is illegal on the mainland but China allows it in Macau because it earns big money for China.
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