Resorts World Catskills and its new poker room is entering a crowded casino market in New York. Plans for the room to host poker tournaments should be unveiled 'later this year.' The New York Casino Market 'We are confident that this poker room, paired with our property's vast array of other offerings and amenities, will solidify Resorts World Catskills as the region's premier casino resort destination.' 'We are committed to providing our guests with the region's most extensive, exciting, luxury experiences, and our new poker room is best in its class and a perfect example of this commitment,' said casino President and CEO Ryan Eller in a press release. The first hand about to be dealt at the new room. Promotions will include a bad beat jackpot starting with quad fives beaten. The room plans to offer hold'em, Omaha, and even stud games. Poker players now have access to a new 5,000-square-foot poker room featuring 19 tables and amenities like USB charging ports at every seat and a host of big-screen TVs. That changed with the room's official opening at 10 a.m. just a couple of hours north of New York City - opened in early February but had yet to get its poker room up and running. Resorts World Catskills, located in Monticello, N.Y. New Yorkers have a new option if they want to play live casino poker.
