--- title: Welcome to Gaming in the age of COVID-19 description: Everyone's talking about how their company can help in this crisis. We think the best help is information - that will help you and your business survive. image: https://blog.baddoggames.com/hubfs/90.jpeg --- ![Bad Dog Mascot](https://blog.baddoggames.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Corporate/Dog/bADdOG_noshade_glow350.png?width=100&height=134&name=bADdOG_noshade_glow350.png "Bad Dog Mascot") ![BadDogBlogHeroHeader](https://blog.baddoggames.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hero%20Headers/Blog/BadDogBlogHeroHeader.png?width=1440&name=BadDogBlogHeroHeader.png "BadDogBlogHeroHeader") # Bad Dog Games - The Blog Get up-to-date and stay informed on topics relevant to our company and yours. ## Latest Stories Search this site on Google S [![Greg Hammond](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/ff0c3b52ec0cd89b9ee6436a14b2f125) Greg Hammond](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/author/greg-hammond) Mar 25, 2020 ## [Welcome to Gaming in the age of COVID...](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/welcome-to-the-age-of-covid-19) [COVID-19](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/covid-19) [AMOA](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/amoa) [Help](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/help) [SBA](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/sba) [**](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/welcome-to-the-age-of-covid-19) ## Featured Stories Filter By Categories - [AMOA](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/amoa) - [COVID-19](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/covid-19) - [Help](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/help) - [SBA](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/sba) [![Greg Hammond](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/ff0c3b52ec0cd89b9ee6436a14b2f125)](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/author/greg-hammond) By [Greg Hammond](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/author/greg-hammond) March 25, 2020 [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.baddoggames.com%2Fblog%2Fwelcome-to-the-age-of-covid-19) [**](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/welcome-to-the-age-of-covid-19) [**](https://www.twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.baddoggames.com%2Fblog%2Fwelcome-to-the-age-of-covid-19) [**](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.baddoggames.com%2Fblog%2Fwelcome-to-the-age-of-covid-19) ## [Welcome to Gaming in the age of COVID-19](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/welcome-to-the-age-of-covid-19) **  [COVID-19](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/covid-19) [AMOA](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/amoa) [Help](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/help) [SBA](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/sba) I had such plans for my first blog post on the new website.  What a difference a week+ can make.     At the [2020 AMOA Expo](https://www.amusementexpo.org/2020/Public/Enter.aspx) Bad Dog was excited to speak with vendors, partners and competitors about the industry and the coming year.  We laughed with Larry Johnson, keynote speaker about not shaking hands - but it has all come home to roost in the last 10 days.     I followed up with many of you with whom I'd spoken at the expo - learning that survival was the order of the day for many.  I caught a few of you on the road, making those last rounds before your locations were closed by law.  I hope each of you was able to collect your route revenue safely.   Bad Dog is just like so many of our customers, a small U.S.-focused company trying to maintain & grow a healthy, thriving business.  Just like you, the team here at Bad Dog have asked ourselves - what can we do to help?  We have arrived at what I think is a good answer - spread the information about how to survive both the virus & the business climate.     I hope you will find this blog and the ones to follow useful.   [Keeping Score:  Social Distancing by State & County ](https://www.unacast.com/covid19/social-distancing-scoreboard) Useful to understand how well your community is committed to social distancing   [AMOA COVID-19 Resources Page](https://amoa.memberclicks.net/covid-19) I would encourage you to visit this page (open regardless of membership status). This has several helpful links regarding both the virus and small business disaster resources. :: [SBA COVID-19 Disaster Assistance Response](https://www.iaapa.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/HANDOUT_SBADisasterAssistance_ResourcesBusinesses.pdf) :: [SBA Guidance and Loan Resources](https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources)   [Why the Coronavirus has been so successful](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/03/biography-new-coronavirus/608338/) An easy read & well written - provides the best explanation yet for why this particular virus has hit our world so hard.     ![Covid-19](https://blog.baddoggames.com/hs-fs/hubfs/90.jpeg?width=1280&name=90.jpeg "Covid-19") ### Subscribe Email ### Popular Stories [Welcome to Gaming in the age of COVID-19](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/welcome-to-the-age-of-covid-19) Mar 25, 2020 ### Popular Tags [AMOA](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/amoa) [COVID-19](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/covid-19) [Help](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/help) [SBA](https://blog.baddoggames.com/blog/topic/sba) [Tweets by @BadDogGamesLLC](https://twitter.com/BadDogGamesLLC) > ... what can we do to help?  Spread the information about how to survive both the virus & the business climate. ©2020 All Rights Reserved