Firsthand Account: Jackie\’s

Jackhammers? Are you serious, jackhammers? I mean machine guns and shields are one thing, but tools that could be better used for road repair?

From Steve, a Pokerati commenter:

Jackies was busted tonight…I was there…Dallas SWAT kicking in wall of glass with jackhammers…mask…automatic weapons…the whole nine yards. News cameras waiting as I left with my ticket asking if I had anything to say for the camera. I said know threw my jacket over my head and walked off…but I did shout back…\”guess it\’s a lot safer to bust a poker game than to raid something dangerous and catch some real criminals\”. So sad…so true. In my humble opinion, the driving \”force\” behind these raids is not the law. It\’s the Oklahoma and probably even the Louisiana Poker rooms putting money into some politicians pocket! That\’s the real crime.

Steve, though I agree with your sentiment, and we\’ll find out if the new Dallas DA does too (he says he\’s interested in stopping real crime) … I\’m not sure your retort will hold up in a court of law. But thanks for giving Pokerati the info you wouldn\’t give the local news. These raids seemed to all go down simultaneously (at about 10:30) … and the guys at Jackie\’s, I consider many of them good poker friends.