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Lewis Pek Editor


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November 2020


48 Hours and 28 Days Later. Forget the fact that they’re both movies - a buddy cop film from 1982 starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte and a British post-apocalyptic horror film from 2002 - 48 hours and 28 days are key metrics in the brief window granted to Napoleons Manchester, the latest casino to open in the UK.


48 hours is the amount of time the casino was granted by the government before a 5am to 10pm curfew was imposed on the premises, curtailing the opening night celebrations, which had been due to start at 11pm. Staff shifts were altered in addition to the health and safety measures already adopted, putting even more pressure on the A&S Leisure team as they attempted to open during the pandemic.


28 days, just shy of a month, before the casino closed its doors as Greater Manchester headed into Tier 3 restrictions, closing all gaming venues. Having taken every step to accommodate the measures brought forward by the government, and with no evidence that casinos contribute whatsoever to the rising in cases in the region, the casino closed its doors.


I WAS THRILLED TO VISIT THE CASINO TO CONDUCT A MASK-TO- MASK INTERVIEW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVEN MONTHS


I was thrilled to visit the casino the day after opening. I was able to conduct a mask- to-mask interview for the first time in seven months (since the ICE show in London in February). And against all the odds; building and outfitting during lockdown, training staff with social distancing measures in place, operating under a curfew, recruiting, retaining and managing multiple shifts - the casino had opened. It was a positive story that lifted the gloom of the lockdown period. For the doors to close so soon is a kick in the teeth.


In addition to the Napoleons story this month, we explore the issues facing Virgin Voyages as it sets sail with its new cruise ship, the Scarlet Lady. A voyage into unknown waters is putting it mildly as the proposition to attract a younger passenger demographic could be the answer to a nervous older traveller’s reluctance to venture onboard, or the final negative factor that sinks the whole venture.


For those looking for more positivity and ways in which to handle the current predicament, our interview with The Strategy Organization’s Joss Swissman, is an uplifting piece about the opportunities and long-term resilience of the land-based gaming sector ahead of his appearance at Betting on Sports America next month. Combined with our interview with Sharp Alpha’s Lloyd Danzig, discussing opportunities in the US sports betting landscape, it’s thankfully not all doom and gloom out there.


EDITORIAL


G3 Magazine Editor Lewis Pek


lewis@gamingpublishing.co.uk +44 (0) 1942 879291


G3Newswire Editor Phil Martin


phil@gamingpublishing.co.uk +44 (0)7801 967714


Features Editor Karen Southall


karensouthall@gmail.com


International Reporter James Marrison Staff Reporter William Bolton


william@gamingpublishing.com Contributors


Erica Kosemund, Melissa Cox, Dave Kubajak, Sotos Scholarios,


Lloyd Danzig, Andres Rengifo, Joss Swissman, Matej Sopoci


P4 NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA ADVERTISING


Commercial Director John Slattery john@gamingpublishing.co.uk +44 (0)7917 166471


Business Development Manager James Slattery james@gamingpublishing.co.uk +44 (0)7814227219


Advertising Executive Alison Dronfield alison@gamingpublishing.co.uk +44 (0)1204 410771


PRODUCTION


Senior Designer Gareth Irwin


Production Manager Paul Jolleys


Subscriptions Manager Jennifer Pek


Commercial Administrator Lisa Nichols


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