“The arrival of Horseshoe on The Strip marks a significant moment for Caesars Entertainment, the Horseshoe name, and the entire destination,” said Horseshoe Las Vegas SVP and General Manager Jason Gregorec. The downtown version of the Horseshoe was home to the WSOP from its inception in 1970 through 2004, until the event outgrew the ‘Shoe and was moved to the much larger Rio, where it remained through 2021. In conjunction with Paris Las Vegas, the property will play host to the WSOP for the second consecutive year.Ĭaesars Entertainment organized an official grand opening last Friday and invited two of the most iconic names in poker: Jack Binion, whose family opened the original Horseshoe (at times rebranded “Binion’s Horseshoe”) in downtown Las Vegas in 1951, and 89-year-old 10-time bracelet winner Doyle Brunson, who won the Main Event in both 1976 and ’77. The rebrand from Bally’s Las Vegas to Horseshoe Las Vegas was made official on March 24, and there is now a Horseshoe on the Vegas Strip. And, no, this isn’t exactly your grandfather’s Horseshoe, but when the 2023 WSOP gets started in May, the Horseshoe will be one of the two host casinos. The World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe? It’s been nearly two decades since we’ve seen one of those. So pull up a chair, crunch the numbers, and slide forward another stack of chips. Sports Handle’s “Get a Grip” rounds up everything on the sports betting side, and US Bets provides the best of the rest: brick-and-mortar happenings, online casino developments, poker headlines, and more. The reels are always spinning in the gambling industry, and “The Double Down” is here every Friday to catch you up on all of the week’s biggest news.

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