With poker slowly returning to Las Vegas<\/strong>, the question that concerned parties bring up is not if the game would return, but rather what would happen to poker rooms that don’t restart their operations soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in October, the Press of Atlantic<\/strong> did outline a possible scenario for the restart of the game in New Jersey<\/strong>, the other major hub for poker in the United States, suggesting that it’s a bit of a guessing work<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Closures have been rather wide-spread, including some of the top properties in the city. Caesars <\/strong>and The Rio<\/strong> poker room<\/strong> are both closed with officials who have not volunteered any information as to when they might reopen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the flipside, the Bally’s poker<\/strong> room<\/strong> reopened in September<\/strong>, and it has been hosting games between 6 pm and 2 am on weekends, starting on Fridays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another noteworthy property is The Excalibur’s<\/strong> room which has been closed since the pandemic struck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While some spaces are disused, the Mandalay<\/strong> Bay<\/strong> has decided to convert its poker space into a BetMGM lounge for sports enthusiasts, and make sure that the property is riding the crest of sports’ return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mirage<\/strong> room has been converted into a non-smoking area<\/a> for slot gamers. MGM<\/strong> confirmed for LVRJ that the room would remain shut until there are any developments around it, probably meaning an improvement in the overall epidemiological situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n