Morning-After Pics: Jackie\’s

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Jackie\’s was probably more of a \”family\” game than any other. (BIG family, but still.) Anyhow, if you were one of the people who considered this place your home, you may not want to look at the pictures below. All kinda sad, really. Shortly after these were taken, Jackie\’s was apparently looted — with thieves taking a big-screen TV, leather couches, office chairs, pots and pans, and pretty much everything else that Dallas SWAT didn\’t leave behind.

By the way, \”Jackie\” … I am pretty sure you did not get arrested — just \”the kids\” did. So just a heads-up … I think the cops are looking for you, FYI.




Jackie\’s — elegantly non-descript. I remember how happy and proud everyone was when they got their Improved Order of Redmen charter (right).


Players in the process of figuring out if the scary gunmen looking for the money to take are cops or robbers.



Signs the Dallas Police had been there.


They were kind enough, however, not to destroy the food or kitschy poker signs.


They also didn\’t rough up a book someone was reading; nor did they destroy the Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig autographs. (But post-raid looters were less respectful of the non-gambling paraphernalia.)


I have to say, even though anyone who has played at Jackie\’s knows these machines were never used for gambling, I\’m kinda surprised the police didn\’t confiscate and/or unplug them.


Cops tore apart the office, of course.


And provided a copy of the search warrant for nosy vagrants and bloggers.


Yeow, this cut card reminded me that all this raid-shit was about more than just poker … it\’s about real people. For all the shady characters in the underground poker biz, there are some genuinely good folks out there. And a few of them, on Friday night, had their entire lives royally fucked with — so no bad-beat stories, please!


Then I looked a little closer, and … holy shit … was \”Redmen\’s\” really taking credit cards at Jackie\’s? I just thought those stickers were kinda a joke.


I wonder what CardPlayer — always willing to supply poker players with information regardless of race, religion, creed, or legal standing — will think of the fate that has befallen their various Dallas business partners.


Across the street from Jackie\’s is a run-down Bingo parlor that used to take a small \”rake\” on the state\’s behalf. Players didn\’t mind but then they died.

You\’d think Texas might be looking for a way to replace that revenue and then some …


For all the Jackie\’s photos, click here.

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