This summer has shown the brick and mortar casino just how vulnerable they are and what they are up against when it comes to competing with online casinos.  The brick and mortar casino industry has been conflicted with both an economic recession and as well as poor weather.

The recession of course means people are less likely to travel to casinos and that means less guests on the casino floor as well as in the hotel rooms.  The weather is also an important factor in preventing travel.  Not all consumers travel by air, many people prefer to take road trips to casino venues.  But even that has been negatively affected by cost of fuel in recent years.

Online casinos have a significant advantage in existing in a virtual world; perhaps more of an advantage than initially realized.  Online casinos can exist around the clock and cater to patrons from around the world.  The only thing that could really shut down an online casino is a temporary sever glitch or the end of modern civilization. 

If the server for an online casino goes down, that is a problem that can be fixed relatively quickly.  Even if a server company is hit by a tornado and swept up into the sky never to be seen again, online casinos have many options at their finger tips and can likely get their site back up and running within a few hours.

Existing in the real world however, brick and mortar casino seem especially vulnerable.