PokerNews · Jul 16, 2021
Is The WSOP Moving to Bally’s From 2020 Onwards?
Bally's and Paris, Las VegasThe Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino will be swamped with poker players from around the world from September 30, when the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off with the first three of 88 scheduled events. It could be the last time the Rio hosts a WSOP if reports circulating social media are believed.
The Rio has been the sole host of the WSOP since 2005. It is not the most elegant or luxurious venue in Las Vegas, but running 15 WSOP means the property is steeped in poker history. Doubts over the Rio continuing to host the WSOP surfacedin September 2019 following its $516.3 million sale to New York-based real estate company Imperial Companies.