Lorri Broda won the Seniors Event at the Harrah’s Southern California stop on the WSOP Circuit in December 2014.

The 2015-16 World Series of Poker Circuit kicked off Aug. 6 at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut. The tour features 19 stops, with four casinos hosting two events each – Harrah’s Cherokee, the Palm Beach Kennel Club, Horseshoe Baltimore and the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles.

It is the second straight year that both the number of events and the number of casinos hosting events has dropped. After setting a record with 22 stops at 22 different casinos in 2013-14, the tour dropped to 20 stops at 17 different casinos last season. In 2015-16, there will be 19 stops at 15 different casinos. Bally’s Las Vegas becomes the newest stop to be added to the tour, with a scheduled 2016 stop occurring Feb. 25 to March 7, 2016. The IP Casino in Biloxi, Miss., Harrah’s California (San Diego) and Lumiere Place (St. Louis) do not return for the 2015-16 season.

“We know not everyone can make it out to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, and this is our way of bringing the flavor and feel of the WSOP to regional markets,” said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. “The WSOP Circuit continues to be a great success, both at getting new players to the game and creating tomorrow’s stars.”