WSOP Now Held On Las Vegas Strip At Horseshoe and Paris

The World Series of Poker has a new home. Poker's most historic tournament series is now front and center on the Las Vegas Strip, taking place at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas.

After taking place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino from 2005 to 2021, the WSOP relocated from an off-the-Strip venue to being right in the thick of it all. The WSOP is now held jointly between Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly Bally's) and Paris Las Vegas. Both venues are very centrally located. The Horseshoe is at the intersection of Flamingo Rd. and Las Vegas Blvd. This popular intersection includes Bellagio, Caesars Palace, and Cromwell. Paris Las Vegas is connected to the Horseshoe.

In a press release on November 17, 2021, as the 2021 WSOP was coming to a close, Caesars Entertainment announced that the World Series of Poker would move to the Las Vegas Strip starting the following year. For the 2022 WSOP, Horseshoe Las Vegas was still operating under its former brand, Bally's Las Vegas, but the transformation to becoming Horseshoe Las Vegas had begun after it was announced in January 2022 that Bally's would undergo a rebrand to Horseshoe Las Vegas.

"At Horseshoe, it's all about the gambler," said Jason Gregorec, SVP and General Manager of Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas in the press release. "Since 1951 Horseshoe Casinos have been home to the best odds, highest limits, and biggest jackpots. So, it's fitting that we bring Horseshoe back to Las Vegas, and right on the Las Vegas Strip. Holding to the Horseshoe tradition of providing impeccable service, our guests will see the property transform over time, ensuring we aren't disrupting the excitement while we make the transition."

Addresses for Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas can be found below.

Horseshoe Las Vegas
3645 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Paris Las Vegas
3655 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109

On Caesars.com, Horseshoe Las Vegas boasts 175,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. Paris Las Vegas is listed as having 140,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, including the 85,000-square-foot Paris Ballroom. Every single square foot will be needed as WSOP tournaments continue to grow.

History of WSOP Host Venues

Prior to its current home on the Las Vegas Strip at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, the WSOP was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino from 2005 to 2021. The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino is an off-Strip property located on Flamingo Rd. in Las Vegas. For the first year that the World Series of Poker was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, the final two days of the 2005 WSOP Main Event were held at the WSOP's previous host venue, Binion's Horseshoe in Downtown Las Vegas.

It was announced in September 2019 that Caesars Entertainment had agreed to sell the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The same press announcement included plans for the WSOP, stating "The World Series of Poker will be hosted at the Rio in 2020 and hosting rights will remain with Caesars Entertainment thereafter." Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no full live WSOP in Las Vegas in 2020, but the series did return to the Rio in 2021. At the end of the 2021 WSOP, it was announced that the WSOP would move to Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip.

Before it was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, the WSOP took place at Binion's Horseshoe in Downtown Las Vegas from 1970 to 2004. In 2004, Caesars Entertainment (operating as Harrah's Entertainment at the time) purchased Binion's Horseshoe, which included the WSOP brand. With the growth poker had seen in the early 2000s, the WSOP needed a larger venue and relocated the WSOP to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino starting with the 2005 series.

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