Welcome to the Wild Wild West, the supposed "land of the free," where residents can do as they please so long as they don't steal, kill, or open a poker room, apparently.
Texas has some strict anti-gambling laws, perhaps a bit odd considering how "free" the state is otherwise (except marijuana). In Dallas, city officials are beginning to crack down on poker for some mysterious reason.
One poker room in the area, Texas Card House, recently received a notice informing the business their Certificate of Occupancy was being revoked. Ryan Crow, TCH's CEO, told PokerNews that he had no reason to believe the city would attempt to shut him down.