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Three poker rooms in Las Vegas are reportedly closing permanently. A CardsChat report states that the poker rooms at The Mirage, Mandalay Bay, and Excalibur will not be reopening following their pandemic-forced closures in March.

Now it appears that the poker rooms will never reopen.

These MGM Resorts International-owned properties have been back operating with reduced capacities, but the poker rooms were still “temporarily closed.” Now it appears that the poker rooms will never reopen. According to Nevada Gaming Control Board figures, there were 34 card rooms operating in Clark County pre-pandemic; this number is now down to 21.

The three poker rooms were not especially large in terms of volume, but there is a lot of history attached to them, particularly at the Mirage, where many notable poker professionals developed their games early in their careers. A number of poker pros reacted to the news on Twitter, including Daniel Negreanu:

MGM Resorts has given no official information regarding these closures. Currently, poker rooms in the region are not operating at full capacity and require extensive safety protocols because of close player interaction.

Three freeroll tournaments

There is still outstanding bad beat jackpot money at each of the three poker rooms. Because the funds were contributed by players, they still must be paid out. MGM has decided to distribute the funds through three separate freeroll poker tournaments that will take place in the coming weeks at the MGM Grand. Registration for each event is free, but there is a limit on the total number of players.

The first of these freeroll events will be held on November 3 and is already sold out. Mandalay Bay’s $24,022 jackpot money will serve as the prize pool.

The second tournament, scheduled for November 17, will use the $69,804 in jackpot cash from the Mirage. Registration begins on November 11. The third and final freeroll will be on December 1, featuring the $27,837 prize pool from the Excalibur, with registration opening on November 25.

A struggling city

Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the United States, is struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Casinos and poker rooms had to close from March 17 until June 4 as a result of Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak’s shutdown order. Since then, they have been operating at reduced capacities.

As there is still a reluctance among people to travel, visitor numbers to Las Vegas have dropped sharply. In September, there was a 61% year-on-year decline in air travel to the city’s McCarran International Airport. With a lack of conventions, midweek business travel has dried up. This has led to numerous properties cutting their opening hours, such as the Wynn Resorts-owned Encore, which is now only opening from Thursdays until noon on Mondays.

unemployment rate in Nevada was 12.6% in September

Due to the drop in visitors, some casino operators have been laying off workers. Last week, another 1,172 lay-offs were announced at the Tropicana, Park MGM, and MGM Grand. The total unemployment rate in Nevada was 12.6% in September, a rise of 8.9% from 2019 figures.

Safety measures in place

MGM Grand Detroit is set to reopen its poker room at noon on January 15 after it remained shuttered since March because of COVID-19 restrictions.

The Michigan casino property posted a tweet on Wednesday about its resumption plans:

The poker room will operate around the clock, but the food and beverages facility will remain closed. This is in line with the state’s current pandemic measures, which prohibit the public from consuming food or drink at indoor establishments. Patrons must wear masks at all times, while casino staff will regularly sanitize the facility’s plexiglass dividers, poker chips, and cards.

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The MGM Grand Detroit poker room will only be offering cash games, with no tournaments taking place for the moment.

Regulatory green light

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has given all three casinos operating in Detroit the green light to reopen their poker rooms. As a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the premises will be subject to certain restrictions from the authorities and their respective operators.

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only five poker tables available at any one time

MGM Grand Detroit will have only five poker tables available at any one time, and these will be spaced out. Tables will only be able to host eight players at once, rather than the maximum of nine. All players will have plexiglass barriers separating them from the other participants.

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Speaking about the protection measures, the property’s poker operations manager Keith Frankel wrote in an email: “We’re keeping the health and safety of our guests and employees at the forefront of all we do.”

A Greektown Casino representative told The Detroit News that the property will resume its poker room operation in the coming weeks. The MotorCity Casino has not given any indication as to when it plans to restart its poker games.

A tough time for poker

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Casinos in Detroit originally shut down in mid-March of 2020 at the onset of the pandemic outbreak in the US. While the properties reopened in August for a time, poker rooms were not able to restart their operations. The same thing happened when casinos reopened in December after another bout of closures.

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The MotorCity Casino had informed players later in September that its poker room would be reopening, with the Greektown Casino making a similar announcement. However, the Michigan Gaming Control Board had not given the go-ahead for the two casino’s safety plans at the time. Eventually, the casinos did not proceed with their reopenings.

Poker players in the state have therefore been unable to play at Detroit’s three commercial casinos for ten months. Commercial casinos in the state struggled in 2020 as a whole because of the pandemic closures. The three casinos generated revenue of $639m in 2020, a year-on-year drop of 56%.

Online poker is set to go live in Michigan over the coming weeks with the imminent launch of legal online casino and sportsbook markets.