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Originally Posted by EastCoastBalla
I think you are very wrong about this. I have a friend who is a lawyer in Dallas and he told me this could be the beginning of a domino effect where lots of these card rooms will be forced to close all over the state. If I were any of the owners of the Lodge I would be nervous as hell right now.
Sure, I suppose anything can happen but what is likely to happen? 4.5 years ago a bunch of clubs in the Dallas area were all forced to shut down and yet clubs all over the rest of the state continued to operate without issue.
If these clubs aren't allowed to operate in Dallas, then I'd argue that there should be less legislative pressure to shut down other clubs, not more.
Btw, it's not like this is a done deal. There is still a fight to be had. The fact that the card room is getting positive press and the city council member representing that area supports the poker room, is a good sign.
Even if Dallas does shut TCH down, it's no guarantee they will be down for good. Theoretically, TCH could move .1 mile away from its current location and be out of the grasp of the city of Dallas.