Well I did it. New Panhandle Texas poker club opening in September (5 Viewers)

[HughDrackman]

Did we ever see the faces of those chips? Where’s the pr0n?

 

[Budha]

productive weekend

4 weeks ago we didn't even have a location. A person would be amazed with what Chat gpt has helped me accomplish along the way to getting here.

I need some ideas to fill those shelves. Some poker related shelf sitters. I'm thinking old poker books etc. I told my buddy darrick if we didn't suck we could fill it with poker trophies lol.

Start filling with tourny trophies. One for the winner and a replica for the room! Couple big one’s that you can add name plates to, etc.

Chip sets for sale - lol.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Good luck! I'm heading to west Texas next week for a couple weeks. I checked Google maps, but unfortunately you are over 4 hours away from Midland/Odessa.

Any place worth going to near Midland, or any good home games in the area?

 

[JThomas7]

Good luck! I'm heading to west Texas next week for a couple weeks. I checked Google maps, but unfortunately you are over 4 hours away from Midland/Odessa.

Any place worth going to near Midland, or any good home games in the area?

From what I can tell that areas fairly busy. I heat about Kojaks a lot.

 

[nolimitsnorlax]

Did you open the club. What's the name and where is it located ?

 

[JThomas7]

Open right now. 1800 North Hobart, Pampa Texas

 

[nolimitsnorlax]

Open right now. 1800 North Hobart, Pampa Texas

Nice what's the name

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Nice what's the name

The answers to both your questions are right here in the thread. One page back.

 

[BarrieJ3]

The answers to both your questions are right here in the thread. One page back.

I legitimately can’t find it mentioned anywhere here. I had to click on a link to Facebook to find the name.

But I love the middle finger to someone asking for a name

Nice what's the name

Paradise Social Club

 

[Taghkanic]

I also purchased some tables from a police auction after a raid in Houston.

Umm

 

[JThomas7]

Umm

It's pretty simple really. There's a carve out in the law for poker to be played in Texas legally. Some clubs play fast and loose with the laws. On the flip side some towns / counties decide they just don't want poker there and focus on what they think the intent of the law is despite the only thing that matters and that's the verbage of the law. I've yet to find any example of a poker club being convicted of anything. You will occasionally find a town like Dallas that tries to spend them out of existence, but the recent ruling of the Texas supreme court just dealt them a huge blow. It will definitely make any town think twice moving forward.

As for Primes raid.. City politicians offered to issue them a "license" that didn't exist for $250k (I may be wrong on the number.) The club refused and was raided. Lawsuits filed, lost jobs, prime re opened for several years.

 

[Taghkanic]

It's pretty simple really. There's a carve out in the law for poker to be played in Texas legally. Some clubs play fast and loose with the laws. On the flip side some towns / counties decide they just don't want poker there and focus on what they think the intent of the law is despite the only thing that matters and that's the verbage of the law. I've yet to find any example of a poker club being convicted of anything. You will occasionally find a town like Dallas that tries to spend them out of existence, but the recent ruling of the Texas supreme court just dealt them a huge blow. It will definitely make any town think twice moving forward.

As for Primes raid.. City politicians offered to issue them a "license" that didn't exist for $250k (I may be wrong on the number.) The club refused and was raided. Lawsuits filed, lost jobs, prime re opened for several years.

I don't know the details of Texas law or that specific raid which led to the auction.

I just have read about raids around the county where it seems poker gear sometimes stays confiscated even after the cases eventually get dismissed or settled.

And for a poker host, it would suck to have your tables, chips, chairs etc. get scooped up for cheap in a police auction.

I wish you luck, this one thing just seemed a bit of a sour note.

 

[JThomas7]

I don't know the details of Texas law or that specific raid which led to the auction.

I just have read about raids around the county where it seems poker gear sometimes stays confiscated even after the cases eventually get dismissed or settled.

And for a poker host, it would suck to have your tables, chips, chairs etc. get scooped up for cheap in a police auction.

I wish you luck, this one thing just seemed a bit of a sour note.

They were for sale, someone was going to buy them. Maybe this was settled in court as I know they sued the city and won. What I'm not an expert on is civil forfeiture laws though.

I'm completely aware that if the city wakes up tomorrow and "Decides" we are illegal I'm just in for a fight. It's the business I signed up for I guess.