A little bittersweet as I really wanted to take it to trial but it\u2019s vindicating to see the Tarrant County District Attorney\u2019s office cower in the face of folks willing to stand up to them.\u201d Another fined player, Steve Nichols, posted on Facebook. <\/em>\u201dI know we aren\u2019t getting our money back (which is the most unfortunate part of this whole thing) but hopefully, this pushes the needle forward with lawmakers to make a stand and finally fully legalize poker in the state of Texas.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nPokerNews<\/em> had no information about the criminal cases against the employees.<\/p>\nTexas Hold ‘Em Overnight<\/h2>\n Gambling is illegal in the state of Texas. However, a loophole exists in Texas Penal Code 47.04, which permits poker clubs to operate if the games don\u2019t bestow \u201ceconomic benefit other than personal winnings.\u201d<\/p>\n
This makes it illegal for poker clubs to take rakes out of cash game pots. So poker \u201csocial clubs\u201d operate throughout Texas, earning their income by charging membership and seat fees instead of rake.<\/p>\n
Most law enforcement seems to accept the rooms without much resistance. But raids in certain jurisdictions have occurred,\u201d<\/strong> according to PokerNews.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nDespite the tax revenue they generate for the state, some in power want them all gone.<\/p>\n
The search warrant, signed by Judge George Gallagher, supposedly empowered Tarrant County authorities to seize \u201ccurrency, gambling proceeds, financial instruments, and or other items of value \u2026 relating to obtaining, transferring, secreting or spending large sums of money made from engaging in specified unlawful activities\u201d under Penal Code 47.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Charges were dropped this week stemming from one of the largest raids of a Texas poker club. The most popular poker club was raided by police in the middle of a tournament last October. About 20 county sheriff\u2019s officers arrested dozens of employees of the Watauga Social Lounge, fined 49 players $360 each for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":270327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60,83771,14],"tags":[13766,81965,81907,85488,85994,82459,85993],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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