Imperial Palace 3535 S. Las Vegas Blvd. 702-731-3311 Closed

To: Brian Pempus, Cardplayer <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: Brian Pempus, Cardplayer wrote on the message board: > Las Vegas' The Linq Closes Poker Room > Caesars Closes Another Poker Room On The Strip > > by Brian Pempus | Published: Jan 19, 2015 | > > 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. > > Play Daily Fantasy Sports With CardPlayer Draft and Win a WSOP Main > Event Seat > > 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. > > http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/18312-las-vegas-the-linq-closes-poker-room Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message

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