The Tropicana has been all over the news as a possible site for a baseball stadium. Now, it’s turning the tables to host a poker room.
The room will be near the Bally’s Big Bet Poker livestream broadcast studio at the Tropicana.
Privately held Maverick Gaming LLC, based in Kirkland, Washington, has signed a deal with Bally’s Corp., operators of the Tropicana, to open the Maverick Gaming Poker Room at the 66-year-old Strip resort. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Maverick currently owns four commercial casinos in Nevada, three in Colorado and 23 card rooms in Washington, working with tribal enterprises. Jeremy Weinstein, chief marketing officer for Maverick, said the company intends to capture players with twice-daily tournaments and the lowest rake – the commission paid to the casino on games – on the Strip. The new room is expected to open in June with details of the opening date and times expected to be announced soon.
Another movements from Maverick
Maverick Gaming has pulled back the curtain on a fresh Ace’s Poker gaming venue, with the new brand representing a strategy of redevelopment and connecting properties across its regional footprint. Following a $2m investment, the Kirkland, Washington-based entity has been developed to heighten entertainment for locals and offer 90 employment opportunities for union-led workers in the state.
The operator, which has acquired an array of properties in Nevada, Colorado and Washington, boasts a multi-year plan to upgrade the physical infrastructure, improve guest experience, and rebrand as Maverick Casino & Hotel, Ace’s Poker, Dragon Tiger Casino, or Macau Legend.
The deal was engineered by network showrunners and executive producers of Bally’s Big Bet Poker livestream and television series, Houston Curtis and Rick Mahr of Outlaw Media Group and backed by Maverick CEO Eric Persson, a poker player.
