Texas Card House Opens First Legal Poker Room in Austin

Sam Von Kennel. Sam’s unique background gave him the perfect insight to set up the first legal poker room in the state of Texas. You see, Sam used to work for the Chairman of the Licensing and Administrative committee. HDTV’s, four pro-level poker tables and a lounge area where players can wait for the next game. Sam intends to have all the major sports packages for watching live sports, and eventually intends to buy major fighting events on the weekends. As a workaround, certain membership levels will get you up to three drinks on the house. Potential gamblers pay a daily or monthly membership for access to the card tables. Once there, they are provided with a dealer and table alongside up to 9 other players. The current facility has a back room with the potential for up to 10 more tables. Elks, VFWs, Knights of Columbus, Redmen Etc. Have been doing it for decades. The only non-tribal gambling present in Texas is the lottery, pari-mutuel wagering, and some charitable gaming that includes bingo and raffles. The only casino in the state is the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel located on tribal land near the town of Eagle Pass, close to the Mexican border. According to Von Kennel, there have been attempts in the past to run poker rooms like his Texas Card House, with a notable case a decade ago involving a room getting shut down because dealers were taking tips from players. Lone Star State is if lawmakers finally decide to keep the money in-house. Von Kennel said it’s “obvious” to keep the money in Texas and spread it around the state, with casinos or card rooms in various locations. He said that a concession stand is the other source of revenue for his room, but that he can eventually expand with a bar or restaurant. Card Player Account. Please do not post any private information unless you want it to be available publicly. You can also find here poker player profiles, tournament poker results, poker rules, poker strategy articles, poker books, poker magazines, poker tools and poker training resources. The barrier will be getting them to commit to the membership in the first place. They also cost you money by raking in a large amount of your winnings. Stop taking risks by attending these illegal games and stop being forced to give up a percentage of your winnings. I guess they're testing the waters and could expand at a new location if things go well. I think at least initially they should really try to encourage guests and that 48 hour trial membership. Unless they're already filling up the room as it is. It just seems like everyone would want recreational players to feel welcome.I think promotions and the generous giving of free passes are really going to be key to success. This location in South Austin is terrible and from the pics it just looks like a converted house. Maybe, if this was in a country club in which a small percentage of the members played poker, the operators and participants could succeed in arguing that the club did not derive an economy benefit. But here, the only purpose of the club, its membership levels, its employees, etc, is to promote poker games. On the upper level of The Ranch you'll find a beautiful table with extra VIP service. State. The letter of the law is not exactly clear in Texas, but these types of establishments certainly appear to be in violation of the gambling statutes. They advertise. They make public statements to the press. They appear to be hiring off duty law enforcement officers as security. I presume they are paying sales taxes and income taxes, though that is totally speculative. This puts the State (meaning law enforcement in general) in a difficult position. Well, you have to pay a $20 membership fee to join. That might seem trivial but the state allowed a similar dodge for decades where you would join a "private club" for a day so you could buy a drink in a private place. There isn't any other plausible reason to rent a chair in a room filled with poker tables besides playing poker. The players are paying money to the "house" to play poker. The Austin room tried to run without a time charge for almost a year, but couldn't make enough money that way. I have copied part of the Texas criminal code to discuss.

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