Which Las Vegas Casino Will Be Demolished Next? One of Las Vegas' icons could be the next casino to be demolished, making way for another megaresort. Apr 29, 2019 One right inside the door and 2 others in the kitchen area. All were dead and had been for while. (A second live palmetto bug was crawling on the floor near the dining table the next morning) Next, I discovered wide array of filth, dirt & grime throughout the unit. Mar 07, 2013 Some snippets from our upgraded stay at the Rio Hotel and Casino. We were lucky to have Ricky at the front desk upgrade us. From the sunken tub for 3.

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With a storied history spanning more than five decades, the World Series of Poker has evolved from an intimate gathering of Texas gamblers at Binion's Horseshoe to the months-long international spectacle it is today.

Over the last decade-and-a-half, Caesars Entertainment has been an important factor in the WSOP's growth. In 2004, Harrah's Entertainment acquired the WSOP, then the following year acquired Caesars and took on the latter's name.

It was in 2005 that Caesars moved the WSOP to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, a site capable of handling the masses that came along with the poker boom. All events were played at the Rio that year, including most of the Main Event with only the last two days played at Binion's. Then from 2006 forward, every WSOP event has played out at the Rio.

While the location has received its fair share of scrutiny over the years — admittedly, it's not the fanciest place in Sin City — there has been no great urgency to move the juggernaut away from its convenient just-off-the-Strip location.

With enough space to host the hundreds of thousands of card playing enthusiasts that show up every year, as well as being located in an accessible spot away from any traffic congestion that's been plaguing the Strip itself for years, there hasn't been any need to break the vows in the long-running WSOP-Rio marriage.

That is, until now.

In 2019, several big stories broke that leave the future of all parties involved in murky waters. First, back in June, Eldorado Resorts Inc.agreed to acquire and merge with Caesars Entertainment in a cash-and-stock deal worth $17.3 billion.

While the ripple effects of that merger are currently trickling through the company, long-running rumors about the sale of the Rio itself were officially confirmed in December when Dreamscape Companies was announced as the new owner after acquiring the asset for $516.3M from Caesars.

With all of this happening 2019, what does the future hold for the decades-old Brazilian-themed venue, as well as for the World Series of Poker itself?

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Asking WSOP's Palansky

To get a better picture of what will happen next both for the Rio and the WSOP, there's no better place to start than with WSOP's Vice President of Corporate Communications Seth Palansky.

Being the WSOP spokesperson for many years, Palansky was quick to squash any rumors of the WSOP leaving its home for the past 15 years when speaking back in September about the then-impending Rio sale.

'Can 100% confirm WSOP will take place at the Rio in Las Vegas in 2020,' Palansky tweeted in September, a point he reinforced in an interview with CardPlayer in which he also addressed the following year's situation.

'People should feel confident that the 2021 WSOP will be at the Rio as well,' he said.

Once the news became official that Dreamscape would be Rio's new owner — a deal that involves Caesars' operating the Rio for two more years — PokerNews reached out to Palansky again and learned that for the WSOP, there's only one home and that's the Rio.

'Rio has been a terrific home for us and we are excited to be able to return to the Rio for the 2020 WSOP. The good news is we [Caesars/Eldorado] continue to own the WSOP, so we control where and when it will be held in future years, too,' he says.

'People should feel confident that the 2021 WSOP will be at the Rio as well.' ~WSOP's Seth Palansky

With the majority of convention space booked out years in advance — sometimes even up to ten years — as well as contracts being in place, Palansky is convinced a move for the WSOP brand away from the Rio is not happening for the next two years, at the very least.

'The one that fits the best for us and the WSOP in its current form is the Rio,' he confirms. 'We have the entire convention center to ourselves. We have invested heavily in all the infrastructure we need to run it. There is ample parking and is very easy to get in and out of the venue. Hard to think we will find a better situation.'

'So if we were to move, the likelihood is there will be trade-offs to make. We will cross that bridge if the time comes,' adds Palansky.

How Do Players Feel About the Rio?

While the Rio is more or less a perfect fit from the WSOP's perspective, over the years, the players have generally held diverging opinions in regards to the venue. The aging property, with all its built-in flaws (that one alarm that always goes off), the lack of quality food offerings at the venue itself, as well as congested lines at the restrooms and the cashier, are among elements drawing the ire of quite a few.

Even so, there are several aspects of the Rio that will be sorely missed if it becomes repurposed or, in classic Vegas fashion, is blown to shreds to make room for the next behemoth.

'I will miss the overall convenience of the Rio,' 12-time WSOP Circuit Ring winner Josh Reichard chimes in. 'Its location works well for getting in and out on dinner breaks without having to deal with strip traffic,' he explains. 'The ample parking availability is going to be hard to match anywhere on the Strip. I foresee that being hard to do with a move to the Strip. That, and the overall amount of convention room space in once area are great parts of the Rio.'

Times free slots las vegas casinos. 'Pretty much everything else about the Rio I won't miss,' he added.

Veteran WSOP reporter, two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, and PokerNews senior contributor Mo Nuwwarah is in the same boat as Reichard. 'As a venue, everything is at least adequate for an event the size of the WSOP,' he says.

'The Rio is overall a good place to host the WSOP despite all of its warts — and there are many — because the size of the event means it's probably best held off the Strip. I like how close it is to a number of quality restaurants that I can get to on dinner break for a great meal to interrupt an otherwise interminable reporting shift.'

'That being said, if they found a different spot for it, I'd probably be eager to see if it would be an improvement, as the Rio in general is kind of a dump,' Nuwwarah says. 'I won't miss the ice-cold temperatures or the awful food options for employees and customers alike.'

One of the UK's top mixed game specialists Adam Owen, a frequent visitor of Las Vegas and the World Series of Poker for many years (and a two-time ring winner like Nuwwarah), touted the atmosphere something he would miss should the WSOP move away from the Rio.

'I'd miss the smells of walking in through the top entrance by the casino poker room and sitting around the mothership railing friends on the final table. The truly massive conference space with adequate parking is the biggest draw. As a venue, everything is at least adequate for an event the size of the WSOP,' says Owen.

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Asking WSOP's Palansky

How Do Players Feel About the Rio?

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