text: I used to love the MGM Grands poker room when I first started visiting Sin City nnThere was something both cool and sacrosanct about playing poker in the largest resort hotel in Vegas It made you feel like a contender no matter your level of skillnnIts two daily tournaments were also quite affordable and there was always a nice ambience there given its friendly dealers chatty but not annoying players and on occasion a couple of pseudocelebrity reality show star serversnnBut during the MGM Grands constant renovations the poker room was moved from its central location to a side area that lacks the same grandiosity and distinction and feels like an afterthoughtnnBack in January the poker room was back where it should be and in all its glory but only three months later it was moved back to that dingy side space because the casino needed its home for some Academy of Country Music awards function HuhnnIts that kind of thinking from casino management that sends a clear signal to poker players we do not care about your comfort and the atmosphere you play in we do not care about the pokers long history and the game itself and we are more interested in the latest trends than tradition I imagine the same kind of thinking inspired the closure of the MGM Grands famous and much beloved lion habitatnnThat kind of thinking leaves a sour taste in my mouth If they do not care why should I