City officials allowed at least three poker businesses to operate in Dallas as of 2020, but changed their stance a year later amid public pressure and the...
A Dallas poker club could be forced to close its doors after a judge reversed adespite the city’s efforts to shut it down.
Dallas is paying for outside lawyers to represent the Board of Adjustment and Andrew Espinosa, the city’s chief building official, in both cases. Mason said there are 80 poker businesses operating around the state. He said the continued operation of other Dallas businesses, Shuffle 214 in Lake Highlands and Poker House of Dallas in the Stemmons Corridor near Dallas Love Field, undermines any argument the city may have about potential harm Texas Card House would cause by staying open.
Supporters argue that poker is a game of skill and doesn’t fall under explicit gambling. Poker businesses have been allowed to legally operate around the state by charging membership or access fees to patrons instead of directly collecting money from the games. The profit for businesses and employees comes from membership fees, food and beverages served, and cash tips.
Texas Card House entered into a lease for its site in northwest Dallas near Farmers Branch in December 2019 and received its city-issued certification in October 2020.who opposed plans for another poker business near their neighborhood, city attorneys and building officials said they again reviewed the state’s law on gambling and determined they improperly allowed poker businesses to operate because they misinterpreted the law.
“The city received numerous communications from many citizens, including legal opinions explaining how the poker houses do not comply with Texas law prohibiting gambling… and the Collin County District Attorney indicated that poker houses are illegal and would not be allowed,” Brandt wrote in October., which sits in Collin County.
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