While charges weren’t filed against The Lodge Card Club, the state is still retaining more than $2 million in assets from the poker club. The card room was raided back in March on suspicion of illegal gambling and other charges, but no criminal charges have been filed. The Austin-area poker room is the largest in … Read more
The Lodge Card Club was raided on March 10 by multiple agencies and has since shut down indefinitely, laying off its entire staff. Authorities are challenging the membership fee model that the club and roughly 30 other Texas poker rooms rely on to operate legally. No formal charges have been brought, though the investigation pressing … Read more
The WPT’s Wacky Weekend Wildcard event has been postponed after Texas authorities raided The Lodge Card Club Tuesday morning. Players inside got ID’d on the spot and walked out the door, chips in hand, with no reopening date announced. Polk has stayed quiet so far but signaled a full statement breaking down the situation is … Read more
A private club in Dallas can offer legal poker in Texas after being approved by the Board of Adjustment. The poker club doesn’t collect a rake; instead, it charges a membership fee to get around Texas state law. Champions Social Club had their certificate of occupancy denied in 2021, approved in April of 2024, revoked … Read more