The first signs of this were consolidations. And slowly it has become clear that normality will not be returning to live poker ay time soon. The Trump administration continued to vacillate between inactivity and incompetence. One by one they brought poker to the Vegas strip, the AC boardwalk, and to California’s great outdoors. With equal optimism, we’ve watched as U.S. And we have seen some of those gains fall away. With great optimism, we have seen the COVID lockdown boost online poker’s player count. San Diego’s Pala Casino is converting its Poker Room into a new “Asian Gaming Room.” The new room will put on various forms of pai gow along with various other table games.