Golden Nugget poker room to open Saturday

A man walks through the Golden Nugget just before 3 a.m. as hotel-casinos reopen in downtown Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

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The Golden Nugget said it will open its poker room Saturday.

The poker room’s Twitter account said it would open at 9 a.m. with five-handed games.

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