Previously doomed North Las Vegas casino Poker Palace will remodel and open again under new ownership next year, finding a lease on life before its planned closure on October 1.
The new owners, Truckee Gaming, will temporarily close the casino and give it a full refresh before it opens again early next year. Poker Palace operated under its previous owners, Marvin and Laura Coleman, for 50 years.
New carpet, more restaurant
Walls will be knocked down for more casino space and restrooms will be remodeled, along with a new main entrance, exterior, interior, carpet and ceiling. Restaurant service will expand with 32 more seats and a larger kitchen.
It is still unknown if there will be a place for poker after the remodel. Poker Palace was the last poker room in North Las Vegas, known for its home game atmosphere and a $20 daily tournament, which increased to seven days a week in anticipation of this year's WSOP.
"Poker Palace has a very home game feel," poker room manager Timothy Shawi told us in May. "And it's been like that since it opened. It's pretty much the same players over the last 30, 40, or 50 years. We have people who've played every Friday, like literally every Friday."
The closure of Poker Palace will leave just 18 poker rooms in the Las Vegas Valley, continuing a trend that has shuttered more than three dozen rooms in the last 15 years. Otherwise, 2025 saw a reversal of the trend when Planet Hollywood, which closed its room in 2021, reopened along with the poker room at Caesars, which has a full remodel planned in a new space.
