Will take place at the Rio in Las Vegas in 2020.” Mr. WSOP Vice President of Corporate Communications Seth Palansky responded to that tweet, saying that he “can 100% confirm Last year, Vital Vegas posted information that the off-Strip hotel and casino resort was extremely close to being sold and that the WSOP would likely be relocated to Caesars Forum, the $375 million convention center currently under development and set to open doors behind The LINQ and Bally’s in 2020.Įarlier this month, Vital Vegas tweeted that the “sale of Circus Circus should not distract from the fact Rio deal is finally being consummated!” The property is best known for being home to the annual World Series of Poker for over a decade now. The Rio is currently owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp. That rumor has been swirling around for years and has most recently been fed by popular blog for everything Vegas-related Vital Vegas.
The sale of Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino has probably been the most persistent rumor in the modern history of Las Vegas.
