Las Vegas poker rooms, and casinos, are reopening soon, some as early as June 4. Well, a few of them. But most card rooms will remain closed due to the new stringent restrictions set by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Which card rooms will have a game waiting for you this week?
Venetian has one of the most popular Las Vegas poker rooms, and it will soon reopen. (Image: YouTube)
- Only three confirmed card rooms out of 31 opening this week in Sin City.
- Poker tables, per gaming board restrictions, will be limited to four players, maximum.
- Just one poker room on the Strip will open.
- Westgate will open its poker room June 18.
For the first time since mid-March, live poker will return to Southern Nevada on June 4. Most of the card rooms, however, will remain closed, some potentially permanently. And the game of poker at the Las Vegas poker rooms that will be reopening this week, will look different than in the past.
The gaming board is currently limiting poker games to four-handed. That, of course, isn’t a popular format among poker players. But some casinos will give it a shot and hope demand is higher than some anticipate.
So, Which Las Vegas Poker Rooms are Reopening?
On Thursday, poker players in Las Vegas will have three places to test out the four-handed games. And one other two weeks later.
The three Las Vegas poker rooms opening this week include Venetian, The Orleans, and South Point. Those were three of the last card rooms to close before the coronavirus shut down. Venetian is the only casino on the Strip that will reopen its poker room.
Westgate Resort and Casino, less than a mile west of the north end of the Strip, will be reopening its poker room on June 18.
Venetian is going to try something new to live poker in Las Vegas. Due to the four-handed restrictions, the Venetian poker room will host $100 winner-take-all sit n’ go’s. Once four players are seated, the game will begin. Cash games will also be available.
Card Rooms That Will Remain Closed (for Now)
Many of the top Las Vegas poker rooms won’t be opening any time soon. That includes the poker rooms at Wynn, Caesars Palace, and Aria, on the Strip, along with the Golden Nugget (downtown), and Red Rock Resort (Summerlin).
There simply isn’t enough demand for four-handed poker to justify most of the card rooms reopening. Here is a list of all 31 Las Vegas poker rooms and their current status.
| Poker Room | Location | Opening or Closed? |
| Aria | Strip | Closed |
| Bally’s | Strip | Closed |
| Bellagio | Strip | Closed |
| Binion’s | Fremont Street | Closed |
| Boulder Station | East Las Vegas | Closed |
| Cannery | North Las Vegas | Closed |
| Caesars Palace | Strip | Closed |
| Club Fortune | Henderson | Closed |
| Excalibur | Strip | Closed |
| Flamingo | Strip | Closed |
| Golden Nugget | Fremont Street | Closed |
| Green Valley Ranch | Henderson | Closed |
| Harrah’s | Strip | Closed |
| Mandalay Bay | Strip | Closed |
| MGM Grand | Strip | Closed |
| Mirage | Strip | Closed |
| Palace Station | Near Strip | Closed |
| Planet Hollywood | Strip | Closed |
| Poker Palace | North Las Vegas | Closed |
| Red Rock | Summerlin | Closed |
| Rio | Near Strip | Closed |
| Sahara | Strip | Closed |
| Sam’s Town | East Las Vegas | Closed |
| Santa Fe | Northwest Las Vegas | Closed |
| Silver Sevens | Near Strip | Closed |
| Skyline | Henderson | Closed |
| South Point | South of Strip | Open |
| The Orleans | Near Strip | Open |
| Venetian | Strip | Open |
| Westgate | Near Strip | Opens June 18 |
| Wynn | Strip | Closed |
Out of the those 31 casinos, seven won’t be reopening at all this week even for non-poker games or the hotel. That includes Aria, Bally’s, Excalibur, Mandalay Bay, Mirage, Planet Hollywood, and the home of the postponed World Series of Poker, the Rio.
Once the gaming board relaxes the four-max restrictions, it’s likely other rooms will reopen. Until then, don’t expect many to consider opening unless the four card rooms that are opening this month are busier than expected.
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