BM Card rooms in Texas?

[iceman5]

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There is one legal one, in Eagle Pass, TX. It's about 2 hours southwest of San Antonio. They have about 13-15 tables (I didn't really count). They have 3/6, 5/10 limit, with 2/5 and 10/20 NL on occasion. The place is subpar in comparison to the Louisiana casinos, and the chips suck ass. But hey, it's a place to play.

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Im not sure why you think this place is legal, but as a police officer in Texas, I can say Im 99% sure its not legal if a rake is being taken.

[westhoff]

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There is one legal one, in Eagle Pass, TX. It's about 2 hours southwest of San Antonio. They have about 13-15 tables (I didn't really count). They have 3/6, 5/10 limit, with 2/5 and 10/20 NL on occasion. The place is subpar in comparison to the Louisiana casinos, and the chips suck ass. But hey, it's a place to play.

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Im not sure why you think this place is legal, but as a police officer in Texas, I can say Im 99% sure its not legal if a rake is being taken.

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I really have no idea, but I thought this place shut down a few years ago?

[Coffee]

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There is one legal one, in Eagle Pass, TX. It's about 2 hours southwest of San Antonio. They have about 13-15 tables (I didn't really count). They have 3/6, 5/10 limit, with 2/5 and 10/20 NL on occasion. The place is subpar in comparison to the Louisiana casinos, and the chips suck ass. But hey, it's a place to play.

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Im not sure why you think this place is legal, but as a police officer in Texas, I can say Im 99% sure its not legal if a rake is being taken.

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I can say that it is 100% legal, because it is on the Kickapoo reservation, which is the only federally-recognized tribe in Texas, or at least the only one which meets the definitions under the statute that allows Native Americans to build casinos on their lands.

[iceman5]

Well, this could be the 1% chance I was unsure about, but Im skeptical. I hope youre right.

[LuckyTxGuy]

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Im not sure why you think this place is legal, but as a police officer in Texas, I can say Im 99% sure its not legal if a rake is being taken.

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Have you never heard of this place Ice? I'm not sure why it's legal either but it obviously is. I've seen their advertisements in magazines touted as the "only legal casino in Texas". I don't think they are operating this place under the radar.lol Not sure WHY it's legal but I'd love to know. Also, this is a big casino, not just a poker room.

http://www.kickapooluckyeaglecasino.com/english//

[iceman5]

Nope, Ive never heard of it, but apparently it is legal , so I stand corrected. Im in Dallas so I dont get that far south (west) very often.

[LuckyTxGuy]

I hear ya Ice. I live 30 minutes from the Louisiana border and have never been out near there but I've seen the casino mentioned a ton on poker forums and also seen their advertisements a couple times.

What cracks me up is when someone says they are going to be in Texas on business or are just moving here and ask where they should go play cards and Eagle Pass is always mentioned. I think people don't realize how freaking big Texas is. It's 2.5 hrs from San Antonio and that is the nearest big city, it's just waaaay out there.

I'd still like to know how it's legal?

[Cactus Jack]

No. Way out there is before you get to Eagle Pass.

[bwana devil]

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I'd still like to know how it's legal?

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it's on an indian reservation and doesnt have to comply w/ antt-gambling laws.

all,

i went several years ago because i was in the town for work. there was only one table going. they have a lot of tables just none of them running due to such low turn out.

while i was waiting for a seat i overheard table chatter in spanish and thought, "they better not pull that while im the hand." once i got to the table i realized there was only one other person who was a native english speaker. there were a couple players at the table who didnt speak english. when the floor came over to settle issues it was done in spanish.

living in texas im used to being exposed to spanish speaking population all of the time but it was funny expecting an english only rule to be enforced and realizing that english was the exception in that card room.