Las Vegas Poker Rooms Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic changed the way poker games are run but it didn t change poker players.

Las vegas poker rooms coronavirus.

Las vegas has certainly felt the full blow of the economic catastrophe caused by the spread of the coronavirus even more acutely than many other destinations due to its reliance on bringing large groups of people together to mix mingle gamble and have a good time. Coronavirus spooks players on any given evening a poker room such as aria in las vegas will have anywhere from 15 20 cash games running. I played regularly in high school and college but it wasn t until a work trip to vegas 30 years ago that i played in a controlled. Poker rooms across las vegas are slowly opening back up after the casino shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

There are 31 poker rooms in the las vegas area and we at pokeratlas provide complete and up to date information about every room in every location including downtown henderson southeast north las vegas summerlin northwest and the strip. Bellagio and caesars palace will bring back their poker rooms at 10 a m. The bellagio room will feature 23 tables. The flamingo poker room recently reopened with five handed games without.

The poker room has not been open since mid march when the state ordered casinos and other nonessential businesses closed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. I ve been to sin city many times but i ve never seen it like it is right now in the age of coronavirus. It cost the las vegas casinos millions of dollars per day that the doors were. It s a brave new world of social distancing masks plexiglass closed casinos thinned crowds and even hand washing stations at some entrances on the las vegas strip.

The las vegas poker and gambling industry is in dire straits due to covid 19 and it s unclear what the future may hold for sin city. I ve enjoyed a long love affair with las vegas poker rooms. Thursday following nearly three months of closures out of coronavirus concerns.