Appeal has failed:
https://www.poker.org/forced-closure...ppellate-loss/
According to Haley Hintze's article about, Poker House Dallas is a little different than the other rooms under government attack in the Dallas area.
This is because Poker House Dallas apparently converted a 2009 "cabaret" business into a poker room, without specifically getting permission from the city of Dallas to do so.
The city is asserting that Poker House Dallas is running an illegal gambling operation because they did not file a revised description of use for the venue, and it is still officially listed as a cabaret/nightclub. Therefore, they did not get a proper certificate of occupancy (the equivalent of a business license) for running a poker club, thus making the existing certificate of occupancy invalid. Or so says the city of Dallas.
The owners of Poker House Dallas did notify the city in 2021 that they were going to allow people to play poker games on premises for a fee, but apparently that's not enough.
This apparently was enough for Dallas to legally shut them down, and survive the existing court challenges.
The other two clubs being hassled by Dallas, Shuffle 214 and Texas Card House Dallas, did have certificates of occupancy for running a poker club, but the city asserted they were "issued in error" (which is likely bullshit). These attempts to shut them down ultimately failed, as it was determined that the city had plenty of time to due its due diligence regarding the nature of these two clubs, and couldn't claim it was misled or unaware of what would be happening at them.
Anyway, Poker House Dallas will indeed be shutting down. It does appear they have the funds to cover outstanding chips not cashed yet, but anyone with such chips should get down there immediately and cash them.
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
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