Operating at the direction of then-Texas Attorney General Will Wilson, who campaigned on a platform to close down casinos, the Texas Rangers spent several years in the mid-1950s trying to shut down Galveston’s famous Balinese Room. In the past, the Office of the Texas Attorney General has made clear its position that clubs promoting poker and/or gambling were illegal. Perhaps realizing the potential for lucrative seizures, several of these private clubs recently came under the scrutiny of Harris County prosecutors, presenting significant legal implications for civil and criminal practitioners. Until recently, there has been little pushback from law enforcement. Posted in Articles Guest Blog Hold ’Em or Fold ’Em: Policing Texas Poker Rooms for Profitĭespite a criminal statute banning gambling in Texas, approximately 30 establishments have taken advantage of perceived loopholes in the law to operate openly as private poker clubs.
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