Sahara Las Vegas casino to reopen poker room this month

The recently rebranded Sahara Las Vegas casino announced last week that it will re-open its poker room at the end of the month, featuring seven poker tables and a food offering.

The company made the announcement via its Twitter account, along with an artist’s rendering of the poker room. The Sahara also confirmed that tables will be nine-handed with a $4 max rake. 

Sahara closed its poker room in 2011, just a few months before the casino itself shut its doors. The property re-opened in 2014 as the SLS Las Vegas, which stood for “style, luxury, and service.” The Meruelo Group bought SLS Las Vegas in 2018 and brought back the Sahara name in August last year.

Did you know? The #SAHARALasVegas poker room is scheduled to open at the end of the month! The new gaming area will feature 7 poker tables and a food offering. pic.twitter.com/oYOurPOd8A

— SAHARA Las Vegas (@SAHARALasVegas) January 4, 2020

During nearly an year following “Poker Black Friday” (April 2011), several poker rooms closed in Las Vegas. Among the casualties were Ellis Island, Fitzgeralds, Jokers Wild, O’Sheas, Silverton, and Tropicana.

Other closures since 2011 include Aliante Casino, The Linq, Luxor, Monte Carlo, and the Plaza. More recently, Suncoast, Treasure Island, and Arizona Charlie’s Decatur closed their poker rooms in 2018. The Stratosphere shut its poker room down this past October.

The Westgate was the most recent Las Vegas casino to open a new poker room, unveiling a small, six-table room in 2017. It was the fourth go at poker for the property, which had its poker room go under in the early 2000’s, 2007, and 2014. It is located behind the casino’s legendary sportsbook.