Texas Opts against Raking Free Poker Games (at Strip Clubs)
by Dan Michalski,
Apr 2, 2009 | 2:52 pm
Lesson #1 in politics: It’s not about what makes sense or creating any legal consistency.
Proof: In Dallas, it’s legal to ride a motorcycle without a helmet, but illegal to ride a bicycle without one.
With that in mind, another law moved forward today that indirectly relates to poker … the Texas House approved a 10 percent tax on admission fees to strip clubs, replacing a $5-per-head “sin tax” that was previously in play. I know this law well … not only because it was a major deal at my old stomping grounds, The Lodge, but also because a good buddy of mine actually wrote it. And when he did, it was a sign to me of everything that is wrong with American politics …
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