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The World Series of Poker is moving to the Strip.
WSOP vice president Jack Effel said Tuesday that the WSOP would beryllium held jointly astatine Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas successful 2022.
The WSOP has been astatine the Rio since 2005 aft moving from its archetypal location astatine Binion’s.
Caesars Entertainment, which owns the WSOP, sold the Rio for $516 million to New York City-based Dreamscape Companies successful a woody announced September 2019. Under presumption of the merchantability agreement, Caesars volition run Rio and wage rent to Dreamscape done December 2023 astatine the latest.
Effel besides announced that histrion Vince Vaughn volition beryllium the maestro of ceremonies for the 2022 WSOP. Vaughn was astatine the Rio connected Tuesday to springiness the “shuffle up and deal” announcement earlier the commencement of the last array of the WSOP Main Event, the $10,000 No-limit Hold’em World Championship.
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