That same person also said that Genting Resorts World Casino in Birmingham is facing 98 job losses and the rest of the Genting properties in the UK will be letting go from 20 to 50 employees each. The person, who did not want to be named, said that the employees of the Birmingham location were told, “Genting will cease all live poker in their casinos.” On Tuesday, published a story to confirm the rumors, saying that it had been contacted by a staff member of a Genting poker room who let them know it was true. Genting has not made an official announcement, but rumors were swirling on Monday, with some employees of their card rooms tweeting that it was over. This is not a minor loss – Genting has 42 casinos in the UK, many of which have poker rooms. Genting Casinos has decided to discontinue its live poker operations in the United Kingdom. Live poker has already taken a series of blows to the midsection during the COVID-19 pandemic, but even when more casinos open and poker begins its comeback, it will not fully recover.
