Investigative coverage of Texas poker law, gaming policy, and the DFW poker community.

Doug Polk and Tom Dwan Are Now Fighting Publicly While The Lodge Sits Closed

The Lodge remains closed after Tuesday's TABC raid. Now a very public war of words between Doug Polk and Tom Dwan is adding a second storyline, and one of Dwan's allegations is more serious than the drama.

TABC and State Police Raid The Lodge in Round Rock

TABC and state police shut down The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock on March 11 — the biggest poker room in Texas. No citation details were confirmed. But The Lodge is an 18+ room, and that detail changes everything about why regulators showed up.