The Farmers Branch City Council rejected his request in a meeting Tuesday night Doug Polk’s bid to open a second poker room in Farmers Branch, Texas, was denied by the City Council in a public hearing last night. Polk, who owns the Lodge Card House in Austin, was looking to open the largest card room
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Doug Polk eyes new poker room in Texas
A vote this week could pave the way for Polk to expand his poker presence in the state Poker player and entrepreneur Doug Polk has already established his presence in the Texas poker scene with The Lodge Card Club, the largest poker room in Texas in Round Rock. However, he’s now looking to expand his
Texas casino legalization gets renewed support from Las Vegas Sands
The casino operator is going to try harder to get Texas to legalize casinos this time around Las Vegas Sands is upping its bet on turning the tables in Texas after filing a petition seeking legalized casino gambling in the Lone Star state. The proposal is sponsored by the Texas Destination Resort Alliance, established in
Dallas, TX, to determine legality of poker rooms
There’s no clear path on whether the city will allow the rooms to operate After several years of policy changes and legal battles, Dallas city officials are considering new regulations to legalize poker clubs in the city. With clubs appearing all across the state in recent years and many questioning their legality, officials may be
Owner of Texas poker room raided by police makes deal
Watauga Social Lounge Poker Club owner Joe Vongkaysone won’t spend time behind bars Watauga Social Lounge Poker Club owner Joe Vongkaysone has reached a plea agreement to avoid prison 17 months after the cardroom was raided during a $100,000 guaranteed tournament. Vongkaysone was charged with one count of gambling promotion and one count of engaging
Champions Club Texas to host inaugural PokerGO Texas event in April
PokerGO is headed to Texas despite the state’s aversion to poker The PokerGO Tour has revealed its schedule for the upcoming PGT Texas Poker Open, which will take place this spring at the Champions Club in Houston. Eleven events will be on the schedule for the series, which runs from April 24 to May 5.
Doug Polk finds success at his Texas poker club
The long-time pro bounces back from sure defeat to surge ahead One colossal pot was all Doug Polk needed to change his luck during a Sunday live stream from The Lodge Card Club, a poker room he co-owns outside Austin, Texas. He was down almost $200,000 about eight hours into the $100/$200 game when he
James Galloway ships Champions Club Winter Poker Open Mystery Bounty
$400 becomes over $34,000 as Galloway pulls off a major win at the tables James Galloway ended a wild day of Houston poker action after outlasting 1,276 players to win the Champions Club Winter Poker Open $400 Mystery Bounty championship. He would end the tournament in a heads-up battle with Jonathan Park after he flopped
Failed cryptocurrency lender Abra makes a deal with Texas
The company will repay Texas consumers who used the platform before it fell Cryptocurrency lending firm Abra, which went belly-up in March 2023, has entered into an agreement in principle with the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) to return the assets of the Texas citizens. The TSSB released the final compensation verification on January 22,
The Moneymaker Tour to host first event in 2024 in Houston
Texas Card House Houston is getting ready for a monumental poker series this January The Moneymaker Tour holds events at different locations around the US and has announced an exciting new partnership with Houston’s Texas Card House. The Tour aims to help players “have their own ordinary to extraordinary moments” and will hold its first
Doug Polk no match for Ethan Yau in his own poker room
Poker vlogger goes on a rampage, easily defeats Polk in heads-up battle In what was a low-stakes affair for both players, Doug Polk and Ethan “Rampage” Yau battled in a heads-up match live-streamed at The Lodge Poker Card Club this past Thursday. The latter pro easily overpowered his opponent in the match, and Polk never
Cryptocurrency companies band together in Texas for better regulations
A new blockchain advocacy group hopes to force Texas lawmakers into action Several cryptocurrency and blockchain companies have come together to create a new crypto advocacy group called the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas. It was founded by a16z crypto, Ledger, Bain Capital Crypto, Paradigm, Coinbase and Blockchain Capital to stimulate “the development of coherent