Hard Rock Café Gambles Big with Their New Idea

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is looking to draw a whole new set of clients with the unveiling of Las Vegas’ first poker lounge. This one of a kind idea from the famous hotel and casino is already attracting the attention of the world’s best poker players. This lounge is also well suited for high-end bachelor parties and private celebrations, with its 18 poker tables. This exclusive lounge will include five private high limit tables and a full menu of food options available 24 hours a day.

Some of the characteristics exclusive to the lounge will be: A complete sports betting kiosk, certified masseuses for the poker players, a V.I.P. host staff consisting of only women, high- limit slot and video poker machines, private rooms that include large-screen televisions and Ipod docks for private events or bachelor parties, team poker events for your company and coworkers, special poker lounge comps for Las Vegas performances as well as backstage passes for these events.

The idea of the lounge will be to offer any game, any limit, at any time however, the lounge will also feature limit and no-limit hold’em cash games available at any time. The game wagers offered will include $2-$4, $4-$8, and $8-$16 limit hold’em with a kill or no kill, and no-limit hold’em with $1-$2 blinds ($200 minimum-no cap buy-in), $5-$10 blinds ($500 minimum-no cap buy-in), and $25-$50 blinds ($2,500 minimum-no cap buy-in).

So, how much will it set the Hard Rock franchise back? The 7000 square foot space is projected at $30 million and it is all part of the buisness’ $800 million renovation and expansion. This first of its kind lounge located in front of the Pink Taco restaurant is already drawing the attention of top poker players, Hollywood superstars and millionaire athletes.