Poker News Updates October 25, 2019

Welcome to our new Poker News blog, all the latest tournament, player and juicy stories related to the game for this day October 25, 2019. 

11:06 am ET - Daniel Negreanu Grabs WSOP Player of the Year Lead

Here’s poker centrals latest calculation, looks correct to me but not 100% sure. Like your badass homey @AllenKessler said in earlier tweet WSOP sucks at updating POY points for WSOPE.https://t.co/h9cRq8XE3r

— Bluffy McChekraiz (@white_troy) October 24, 2019

11:06 am - Raiders Host Charity Poker Tournament

The Raiders brought together alumni, cheerleaders and local leaders for a poker tournament to help Nevada kids. #RaiderNation https://t.co/mbUmhJUBPt

— KSNV News 3 (@News3LV) October 25, 2019

11:06 am ET - Poker Rooms in Vegas Continue to Shut Down

Poker rooms struggled to get players to occupy their tables on a consistent basis and even when they did, they were not spending a lot of money. The lack of customers and the lack of spending forced multiple poker rooms to close in Las Vegas over the last few years. Some of the top Vegas casinos that have closed their poker rooms in over the years include Aliante Casino, Plaza, The Linq, Monte Carlo and Luxor.

More recently, Suncoast, which started the Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo games in Vegas, closed its doors in April 2018, followed by the closure of the seven-table poker room Treasure Island and the Golden Entertainment-owned Arizona Charlie’s Decatur in August 2018.

The latest poker room to shut its doors was The Strat. As part of a $140 million renovation, the poker room was transferred to the second level of the resort casino. However, the poker games eventually faded away and the room was forced to close in October 2019.  Source: LegalGamblingAndTheLaw

- Ace King, Gambling911.com