Yes online casinos were making waves before the Corona virus but it can never comepare to what is happening in the industry. I Know that for year to come the industry will be on it highest peak where everyone will be using online only instead of using analog method of playing games. We thank God for the new technology which make things easier than ever.
I don't buy this argument that online casinos can replace the physical casinos. I have been to both, and the experience with them is completely different. Both of them have their own advantages and disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage with online casinos is that they can disappear suddenly without any warning. And when that happens, all of your deposits and winnings are gone. In case of physical casinos, at least you can follow up at their office. But for these online casinos, there is no such option. The website registration will be in some remote Caribbean island and even the address provided will be fake. Once they vanish, there is hardly any chance that you will be able to trace them.
It is true psychical casinos cannot be replaced as a great deal of people like the atmosphere they can find there and they also like to interact with other gamblers in a more personal manner, something impossible to do online at the moment, however it is also true that our society is becoming more digital as we speak and that younger gamblers have a preference for online gambling, so I expect that physical casinos will take the hint and develop their own apps and websites and go digital as well.