Yeah I'm hoping that someday happens.

Poker rooms are labor intensive .. and if there's one thing that CV (re)taught companies .. labor costs suck. And unfortunately the bean counters had ample opportunity to review costs during CV and I'm sure that poker wasn't scene in a very good light. Profitable? Perhaps, but at a much higher operating cost than other gaming opportunities.

Our local room had 10 goals to meet each year, typically blasting away 9 of them. The one goal that could never seem to satisfy the bosses .. residual gaming. Meaning poker players played poker, and nothing else. Even tracking their wives/family/friends didn't produce the 'desired' side affect.

Anywhere you have 'more' humans you have to have 'coverage' .. surveillance, direct labor costs, higher security issues .. even the cost of cage practices. Companies are taking the thin cost approach to 'more efficient' profits. Perhaps some day when profits level out they will come back to customer service, so to speak. GL

Poker coming back here next month so I hear, a small 6 table poker room.

I haven't looked at their website in years but, without a definite starting date, they do say, "Poker will be located outside of The Sportsbook with 6 tables available Friday-Sunday."

They're also advertising for dealers. "Poker Dealer Will Keep All Accrued Tips." If I'm not mistaken, previously the dealers had to pool their tips.

I'm hearing March they're going to see how it goes Friday-Sunday with 6 tables and go from there.

March came and went. I assume no one has heard anything else?

That's too bad .. I'm sorry(?) to report that the casino in Milwaukee is finally reopening post-CV poker in May .. and they have a much larger market than yours.

I'm sorry that you don't have poker back yet, but I'm also reporting that there's still hope for you as a much larger market is 'finally' getting back on the poker trail. GL