Lodge Card Club Raided / Grand Jury does not indict any Lodge employees
Came looking for some info on this, but I guess I will kick the thread off. Anyone there at the time or know more detail
I dont know why anyone would ever let that dude play in their game
Semi-Related to this, another room in Texas was raided. They seem to have regular casino games going as well as poker and also raking the poker games.
Lucky J's Social Club at 9371 Richmond Ave. is a gambling establishment that only advertises poker in a state with some of the strictest anti-gambling laws in the country. While the website advertises a membership-based model, and poker only, many players who've visited the business claim the room is actually a full-scale casino, and rake is collected from the poker cash games
An interesting development in Austin
Definitely sus lol
It's what entrepreneurs do.
I wonder what his other projects are. I assume in time we'll hear about them.
Doug is a highly talented person and I'm sure he'll be very successful.
Either the raid scared him, and he figures its better to build a safer business elsewhere, or the failed raid gave him confidence and he will go somewhere else with relaxed laws and open more poker clubs.
Either the raid scared him, and he figures its better to build a safer business elsewhere, or the failed raid gave him confidence and he will go somewhere else with relaxed laws and open more poker clubs.
There seem to be other feasible possibilities that are more interesting than this.
Either the raid scared him, and he figures its better to build a safer business elsewhere, or the failed raid gave him confidence and he will go somewhere else with relaxed laws and open more poker clubs.
The raid scared him, you can just look into his eyes and tell he's scared all the time. The man has ptsd from his time in the service.
A poker "Facebook".
Either the raid scared him, and he figures its better to build a safer business elsewhere, or the failed raid gave him confidence and he will go somewhere else with relaxed laws and open more poker clubs.
If it was this, he probably would have stepped away entirely. He still has his shares and would still be liable for charges if anything happens.
Having a hand in poker room operations is a big commitment and is tough to do as a side gig.
I would play with Doug in a heartbeat, just like I did back in the day with G-Man. Every dollar I lose to them (and there would be many) comes back three fold from the whales and maniacs going nuts thinking that’s how to compete with them.
I got banned on Twitter for a second time. Funny that I'm learning about that here of all places haha.
He has some money and probably doesn't want to be involved with something he came sort of close to winding up in jail over.
He has some money and probably doesn't want to be involved with something he came sort of close to winding up in jail over.
He still has the same ownership percentage and liability as before. He probably just has other interests he wants to pursue instead of hanging out at a poker room all the time
He still has the same ownership percentage and liability as before. He probably just has other interests he wants to pursue instead of hanging out at a poker room all the time
I think this is most likely. Also I wouldn't be overly shocked if we eventually learn he was considering this move before the raid but delayed doing it for obvious reasons.
This probably could have happened five years laters and people would still think it's connected to the raid and/or a sign of trouble ahead.
He still has the same ownership percentage and liability as before. He probably just has other interests he wants to pursue instead of hanging out at a poker room all the time
The rumor mill I've heard was that he had been trying to reduce his stake in The Lodge. I don't know if that's prior to or post-raid, but he may not have retained the same ownership stake that he had previously now that's he's departing.
Him saying he still has a stake in the Lodge isn't the same as saying he maintains the exact same stake he had before he departed.
They had $700 in promos for today trying to get a PLO game started at noon and they didn't get one going until after 4pm I believe (they have 1 table of 2/2 running now)
TCH is continuing to maintain their hold on the top spot. The past few weeks they've generally had 2-3x as many cash games as The Lodge. Past few days it's been closer to even or a little ahead.
Either way, walking into a 68-table room and seeing less than 10 tables running doesn't really give off an image of success.
"Leaving to spend more time with the family" is such an overused excuse in business departures it's practically a meme at this point.
