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Saturday, November 18, 2006

Dallas Cops Cracking Down on Poker - Updated With Photo Gallery and Arrest Stats

Many players think over-the-top raids are spurred by Oklahoma and Louisiana casinos

Updated 01:51 p.m., November 25, 2006

by Mike Orren

Poker Raids - Courtesy of Pokerati.com

(Click photo to see entire gallery)

Pokerati: The news source for Dallas poker.

DALLAS — Three area underground poker rooms were busted by Dallas SWAT last night in nearly simultaneous raids: JB's, Ace High, and Jackies were all taken down in similar SWAT raids. And in all cases there were TV news crews along for the ride.

As always, our pal Dan Michalski at Pokerati has all the insider scoop and firsthand accounts.

Many players seem to feel that casinos in Oklahoma and Louisiana are putting pressure and money behind local cops and the DA so that underground poker players will be forced to hit the road to play cards.

Pokerati reports

Jackie's bust

Ace High bust

JB's bust

Bonus link: Another eyewitness account

11/25/06 Update and roundup

And from Dan's 11/25 roundup, some VERY interesting stats on the busts:

Demographics from the bust

November poker arrests: 20

Ticketed players: 79

Cash seized: $43,000

Weapons found: 0

Drugs found: 0

Players with outstanding warrants: 0

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I feel so much safer. How about you?

Meanwhile, while sitting at Pearl watching a great band last night, I watched probably 15 cars turn the wrong way down one way streets and many more blow through red lights at 40 miles an hour about 30 feet from where I was sitting. Thank Jeebuz none of them were gambling.

bluesdfw Anonymous

3 years ago
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Heh.

That's actually one of the cool things about Pearl. The way the angles of the windows are vis a vis the stage, the effect of the headlights drifting by is hypnotic.

And the deployment of resources to clamp down on poker does seem suspect. We're looking into it.

Mike Orren Staff

3 years ago
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Dan has some more good stuff on these busts at least temporarily scaring other venues closed: http://pokerati.com/2006/11/18/dallas...

And a funny cartoon: http://pokerati.com/2006/11/18/poker-...

Mike Orren Staff

3 years ago
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So here's the Channel 11 piece, clearly orchestrated to make a point:

http://cbs11tv.com/local/local_story_...

Local bloggers are taking a pretty dim view of this, and I tend to agree. We really need to send three swat teams WITH television cameras to bust up poker games?

http://thefatguy.com/2006/11/on-the-g...

Dan points out some better things the cops could have done with their time: http://pokerati.com/2006/11/19/why-no...

Here's an example of the hardened criminals picked up by SWAT: <img src="http://pokerati.com/images/pr/jackbust.jpg">

And copies of the arrest warrant: http://pokerati.com/2006/11/21/jackie...