The Redmen's poker club in Austin, considered by many the successor to the Austin Poker Club (raided almost a year ago), got raided tonight. Link

The Redmen's club operated at a lower profile than the APC; they didn't publicize through a website, they were a little more stringent on membership referrals, and rather than take a straight time charge they had a "voluntary" donation to their charitable organization. Nevertheless, they still had paid, tipped dealers, and even a truly voluntary donation probably constitutes an economic benefit in the eyes of Texas law. (See here for my summary of Texas gambling law).

It's bad news for poker players that in this case, all players were issued citations for gambling (a class C misdemeanor). Typically in the past players have been let go with just a warning, but this may mean that future busts will also see players getting citations and fines.

Whether the case goes to court and the Redmen fight it will likely be determined by the outcome of the APC case, which apparently now has a court date in April. As much as I'd like to see both cases come out in favor of the cardrooms, I don't see how either can get past the very plain language of the law, combined with the existing precedent cases that have ruled on economic benefit.

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