According to current forfeiture laws, when the Dallas cops raid a poker game, they generally get to keep whatever money they confiscate. However, assuming the DPD is operating all on the up-and-up, that money is supposed to be used for more poker busts …
In addition to what I was calling \”Henser\’s Game\” (have since learned it might be \”Gennser\’s Game\”), DC\’s Poker House also got raided last week — Friday, I believe, about the same time as the robbery at the Ashton.
From a Pokerati citizen journalist on the ground:
Another game that got raided was DC\’s POKER HO– USE in dallas off of shiloh & northwest highway. The cops single handedly busted that game because of money laundering. DC had about 40 slot machines in the building that caused his place to be shut down. I beleive what made DC\’s place get so hot was when he pulled out a 9mm on one of the players who were getting a little out of hand.
Yikes, mix 8-Liners and 9-millimeters together and you kinda gotta expect some problems, no?
Also, maybe this is where the reports of a triple poker robicide came from … within a few days last week you had two busts and one robbery nearly simultaneously … and as we know in poker, it\’s often difficult to distinguish between the two, because the action and results are usually pretty much the same.
UPDATE: Hmm, this is the second time that a robbery and police bust went down at two separate poker rooms nearly simultaneously. Strange coincidence? It\’s possible that both sides make similar assessments when it comes to game selection — picking nights when they expect the most money to be in play.