Poker rooms large and small have been impacted by pandemic-induced shortages of trained poker deals and floor staff. Whether or not the ongoing pandemic remains the primary reason for the poker room’s continued closure is another matter, however. The tribal nation also operates a casino venue in nearby Coos Bay, though the deal is only for the Three Rivers venue, where its live poker room has been dormant since the early phases of the pandemic. Three Rivers is one of two casinos operated in coastal Oregon by the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, & Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI). The deal between Jackpot Digital and Three Rivers Casino calls for the installation of five Jackpot Blitz™ Electronic Table Games, subject, of course, to Oregon regulatory approval. Vancouver’s Jackpot Digital, an electronic-games manufacturer, hopes a five-table deal with Florence, Oregon’s Three Rivers Casino might be part of a new wave of digital-table installations wherever poker can be found.
Digital poker tables in casinos might get a second long look, if a British Columbia firm has its way.
