Thousands of new accounts per dayOnline poker allows you to play with strangers, and before confinement, few private games were played every day. But the coronavirus has been there and, currently, online gaming sites register several thousand private poker games. We find that most players in physical casinos or at home with their friends indeed prefer private parties when it comes to playing online.
Game platforms offer this feature which allows you to play with friends, using a password. We sometimes find names of private parties rather evocative like "Covid-19 poker tour", "Confinade party", "Imprisoned", etc. which refer with a touch of humor to the period that we are currently going through.
Other games like online blackjack are also being played at a much faster pace than before. The experts immerse themselves in the successive games and the novices gradually discover the world of online games to occupy themselves.
A hyper-growing activity
Ligue 1 players have also started playing private games and are organizing tournaments. According to a very large French operator of online gambling, this is a new phenomenon, a bit like the concept of Skypapéro and it appeals to internet users.
This enthusiasm, however, undermines the technical services which have to cope with an extremely large number of connections. One of the platforms of one of these players even had to ask the technical teams for several hours to put the site back in perfect working order. Generally, activity on the sites is higher in the evening and doubles at times.
Of course, sports betting being stopped, platforms are betting on other horses such as poker and blackjack in particular.
What are the risks of online games?
Telework and partial or technical unemployment give internet users more time to discover the world of online games. More experienced players can spend more time on the platforms.
The risks of dependence are therefore increased with the key: debts, anxiety, depression, isolation, etc. The ANJ, responsible for the regulation and prevention of risks facing online games, warns these users against the dangers of games and recommends a limited playing time.
