Las Vegas' The Linq Closes Poker RoomCaesars Closes Another Poker Room On The Strip |
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This week, the Las Vegas Strip lost the poker room at the Linq, a casino which was formerly known as Imperial Palace.
The casino and former poker room, which had six tables, are owned by Caesars Entertainment, owner of the World Series of Poker held every summer at the Rio.
The Linq Poker Room tweeted Sunday to its roughly 1,100 followers: “It is with great sorrow that we announce the closure of the Linq Poker Room. We want to thank you all for the years of patronage and support.”
According to USPoker.com, the Linq Poker Room was temporarily on the third floor of the property thanks to the casino’s remodel. It had previously been right inside the property’s front door.
Being put back on the first floor didn’t help, unfortunately.
The poker room spread $1-$1 no-limit hold’em, which reportedly was its most popular game. Most poker rooms in Las Vegas spread $1-$2 as their smallest no-limit hold’em game.
Several poker rooms in Las Vegas have closed over the past few years. Rooms at Circus Circus, Sunset Station, Aliante Station, El Cortez, Riviera, Texas Station, Palms, Bill’s Gambling Hall, M Resort, Tropicana, Gold Coast, Tuscany and Fitzgerald’s all not too long ago shed their respective rooms because they weren’t making enough money.
Aliante, which saw its room close in 2012, is soon unveiling electronic poker tables.
This past October saw the fewest poker tables in Nevada since July 2005. There were 691 tables, and the last time it dropped below 700 was in July 2005, according to research from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Poker brings in roughly $120 million annually for Nevada casinos.
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