Caesars Entertainment has agreed to sell the World Series of Poker brand and all of its intellectual property to the operator of GGPoker, the NSUS Group, for $500 million. The deal should be finalized before the end of this year and includes $250 million in cash and a $250 million promissory note payable five years after the deal closes. Despite the sale, Caesars will retain the rights to host the annual World Series of Poker live tournament in Las Vegas for the next 20 years. Caesars Digital will also receive a license from NSUS to continue operating its WSOP Online…

The 2024 WSOP has released it’s schedule of events for this summer. The richest, most prestigious and longest-running poker series announced its full daily events during the tournament, following the success of the record-breaking event in 2023. The 55th edition of the series heads back to the Las Vegas Strip at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas. The2024 WSOP will run from May 28th through July 17th this year, offering nearly 700 tables, many new events and, of course, the highly coveted Main Event Bracelet. Speaking of, the Main Event will begin on July 3rd, with four starting flights…

We visit Bally’s in Las Vegas and speak with two-time Bracelet Winner Mark Seif about the World Series of Poker and amateur players at the event. There are plenty of low buy-in events for recreational players, starting with as little as $400 to play! Plus, the WSOP offers cash games with buy-ins as low as $100 for 1-3 No Limit! There are plenty of events at the World Series of Poker that amateur and recreational players can buy into on the cheap. The fees range from $400 to $500 for the smallest, with a few hovering around $1,000. There are…

Caesars Entertainment announced today that the WSOP moves to the Las Vegas Strip next year! The 53rd annual World Series of Poker will be held at their Bally’s and Paris Casinos from May 31st to July 19th, 2022. Additionally, actor and comedian Vince Vaughn has been named as the event’s official celebrity Master of Ceremonies. Following a successful 17-year run at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, the WSOP continues its tradition as the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world at an all-new location. For the first time, the WSOP will be held at the heart…

Summer was here. People were looking forward to the 2021 WSOP. Things were going well for Las Vegas as they recovered from the pandemic. And then, we heard of this new “Delta” variant. And then, things weren’t so well. Amid the return of mandatory face masks in Sin City, the rules for the upcoming World Series of Poker were released this week. And if the thought of playing in a city considered a Coronavirus hot spot doesn’t bother you, the rules for the tourney just might. The new rules for the 2021 WSOP find that a player can be disqualified…

The World Series of Poker will not let Coronavirus win! They have scheduled the 2020 WSOP Main Event, and this year’s tourney will be different than any in history! We also have sports betting news and a Las Vegas casino reopening and grand opening!   Hello players! Thanks so much for joining me on another edition of This Week in Gambling where we have poker and sports betting news to cover. But we begin with Las Vegas Grand Openings and re-openings! Several weeks ago we told you that Virgin Hotels would be welcoming guests in their Vegas location where the…