The 2010 edition of the World Series of Poker officials was a huge success, with the main event attracting the second most participants (7,319) in the history of the event. That was all good news for the Rio and other Las Vegas casinos that have been struggling since the economic recession in the US. Casino revenue has been dropping fast at the two major gaming destinations in the country, Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Several western states have expanded their gambling options, and the Asian community is staying closer to home with a booming casino industry in Macau and an up and coming industry in Singapore.
But, unlike Atlantic City, Las Vegas casinos had the luxury of an event such as the WSOP to drive up thousand visitors from late May to the past week. The gamblers came in thousands to take their shot at becoming the next great poker story. In November, the nine players that made the final table will return to decide who’s going to be the 2010 WSOP winner. That will keep create somewhat of a stir, but clearly Las Vegas will not experience what it has for the past several months, and that is bad news for casinos looking to dig their way out of the desert sand of economic recession.
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