With worldwide lockdowns gradually decreasing, the H2 COVID19 Recovery Tracker provides additional analysis to the H2 COVID19 matrix by highlighting the impact of regional and by-product closings and reopens of gaming markets worldwide, from the beginning of the first blockade until June 19.
Currently, 73.5% of the on-site gambling markets have been reopened worldwide, representing, among them, 83.7% of the total market value. The matrix, which is updated on a daily basis, tracks the closing and reopening dates of each H2 land based gambling market in gaming, betting and lottery verticals, as well as general market restrictions and impact on major sporting events due to COVID19.
Intelligence generated by the H2 Impact Matrix COVID19 has been used to report all H2 forecast revisions during the crisis. As of June 19, H2's global gross profit forecast for 2020 for the year as a whole is US$ 359 billion, a 24.1% drop in its pre-crisis forecast.
The global market peaked during the week beginning April 6, 2020, when 68.0% of gambling markets worldwide closed, accounting for 63.4% of market value.
Currently, Europe, Asia, and North America are the regions closest to full capacity, with markets representing 88%, 87.3%, and 85.1% of the total value of each open region, respectively. However, Latin America and Africa remain unchanged for the foreseeable future with only 11.4% and 13.7% of their markets open and most still face indefinite periods of closure.
With more than 20 weeks since the first shutdown and most countries opening now, it is clear that full capacity ascent will not be as fast as fall. The analysis of the current recovery rate and the proposals for reopening the markets still closed show that the total return to 100% of the markets will not be until the end of the third quarter.
However, it should be noted that this depends on a number of markets that have not published official reopening dates at the time of writing the news.
Source: H2 Gambling Capital
