Why the South Point?

[Bluegrass Poker]

I just assumed the South Point gave the producers of HSP the best deal in return for using their location. South Point gets a ton of advertising from the show. Just count how many times they show the casino and how many times Gabe and AJ say "South Point" next episode.

I wasn't aware of the WPT contract issue but all that would do is make it easier for a property like South Point to buy the HSP location. If you take out the Vegas casinos with WPT events and exclude the Harrah's properties assuming they have some sort of agreement with ESPN then it really thins the competition for hosting the show. Where else has it been filmed, Golden Nugget I know but wasn't it somewhere else one season as well?