1. Social Gambling In Texas

• Hold ’Em or Fold ’Em: Policing Texas Poker Rooms for Profit

  A blog post from the State Bar of Texas discussing how the recent police raids of poker clubs in Harris County may pave the way for other local governments to try and shut down gambling clubs.
• Texas’ Membership-only Card Clubs Circumvent Gambling Laws

  A 2019 article from Reporting Texas discussing how private poker clubs continue to operate despite the state's gambling laws.
• Texas AG declines opinion on legality of poker clubs: The clubs claim they're operating under a loophole in state law. Ken Paxton left it to the courts to decide

  A 2018 article from a local Houston news station discussing the Texas Attorney General's decision not to issue an opinion on the legality of poker rooms.
• Are poker clubs legal in Texas? The answer is unclear

  A 2019 article from the Houston Chronicle discussing how poker clubs are seeming to operate in Texas due to a gray area of the law and recent attempts by Harris County to bring criminal charges against them. May require a subscription.
• North Texas poker clubs gambling that state law, police won't make them fold

  A 2017 article from the Dallas News discussing the gray area in state law and how enforcement varies depending on the interpretation of local law enforcement across Texas. May require a subscription.

Social Gambling In Texas

May 04, 2019 In the wake of a pair of poker room raids in Houston, KPRC2 picked her brain on what is illegal and what is legal when it comes to gambling in Texas. The clubs made about $10 million since 2017. All forms of casino gambling are illegal in Texas. Every game on offer in a casino, from slot machines to poker, blackjack, and roulette, is categorized as gambling and is considered illegal.