PokerNews has confirmed that The Lodge Card Membership in Spherical Rock, Texas, co-owned by Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, and Brad Owen, was raided by state police and the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Fee (TABC) Tuesday morning.
The cardboard room is only a day faraway from the conclusion of its Lodge Championship Collection Foremost Occasion. About 16 hours later, gamers inside the favored Texas poker membership had been met with a shock from legislation enforcement.
Gamers at The Lodge had been, in accordance with a Reddit thread, informed to take their chips dwelling and convey them again when the enterprise reopens. One Redditor claims authorities would not let him depart till he confirmed identification regardless of refusing to indicate the patron a search warrant.
The Lodge lately renovated its poker site and has dozens of money video games working each day. The incident occurred throughout sluggish hours, nonetheless, on a Tuesday morning.
PokerNews reached out to the Spherical Rock Police Division and was knowledgeable that the matter is being investigated by the TABC. It’s unclear at the moment whether or not the raid is poker-related or relating to a liquor license. Now we have reached out to the TABC for remark, however haven’t but heard again.
The World Poker Tour (WPT) was scheduled to host a particular occasion on the Austin-area poker membership on March 13, however that has been referred to as off as a result of present circumstances with the host venue.
Polk, who was not on the enterprise through the raid, informed PokerNews he would not have all the data but on why The Lodge Card Membership is going through authorized motion, and he’s ready for that to be resolved earlier than issuing a press release.
This can be a growing story. Keep tuned for additional particulars.
