The most populous state to have never played host to the WSOP remains Texas, a situation that’s unlikely to change for at least a few more years. state to never have hosted a WSOP event of any sort. New York had been the second-most populous U.S. It’s also a breakthrough of sorts for the WSOP. Turning Stone has hosted many independent series over the past two decades, though it actually pulled back from putting on major festivals for several years, beginning in 2014.
The issue has been a combination of an absence of Caesars Entertainment properties in the Empire State, along with a previous lack of willingness by one of New York’s existing tribal casinos to partner up with Caesars for such a Circuit dealer, until Turning Stone agreed to bring in the Circuit brand for 2022.
The WSOP’s Circuit series has run almost continuously since 2005, but none of those stops have taken place in New York until the visit to Turning Stone, not far from Syracuse. Getting underway yesterday and running through March 29th, it’s the first time that the WSOP Circuit has offered a series at a New York venue, at Turning Stone Resort Casino in upstate Verona. The World Series of Poker’s long-running Circuit series has finally made its way to New York State.
