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By Helen Reid and Tanisha Heiberg (Reuters) – From Africa to Asia and Latin America, emerging countries disproportionately bruised by the COVID-19 pandemic are allowing some key industries to start back up in a bid to soften the economic blow. This tentative unlocking highlights the balancing act for developing nations as they seek to protect […]
NFL betting, return of table games glimmers of hope in Colorado’s COVID-impacted casino towns
Like many corners of Colorado that had high hopes for 2020, the state’s gambling capital of Gilpin County has absorbed some serious body blows in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The novel coronavirus shut down casinos in Black Hawk, Central City and across the state from March 17 through mid-June. Now Gilpin leaders are trying […]