Brick and mortar casinos are doing their best to weather the storm while online casinos continue to steal their customers.  This ‘storm’ is meant figuratively and recently it has also taken on a literal meaning. The economic and weather patterns in the United States have not been very travel friendly and that of course is affecting brick and mortar casinos in a negative way.

All over the country the weather has been some what out of whack.  In the Midwest and the North Eastern regions of the country rain has poured everyday, feeling at times as if there was no end in sight.  Down in the South a blistering heat wave has kept people in doors.  So, while people are avoid the unpleasant weather they have gotten their gambling kicks form online casinos. 

Online casinos are perfect for people on a budget and unfortunately there is very little brick and mortar casinos can do about that.  There are of course no travel or lodging costs associated with online casinos, but beyond that players can find deals at online casinos that brick and mortar casinos just cannot offer if they want to pay their bills.  Low over head allows online casinos to offer penny slot machines and $1 blackjack.

“The bad weather hitting Chicago and the central US is moving toward the big northeastern cities, and statistics show online gambling gets a bump when holiday weekends see a lot of rain,” said Tom Buchanon, a gambling industry analyst.  

“And the tightening of budgets leads us to believe many prospective customers for Vegas, or even regional casinos, will instead stretch their gaming dollars a little further by playing on the Internet.”