Watauga Social Lounge, $5 Regular Card House
Current
Denom: $5
Issued: 01/2022
Last Update: 2022-01-25
Color: Red
Inserts: 3 White/Blue
Mold: Plain
Collected By: A. J. Giametta
6531 Watauga Rd, Suite 110C
Watauga, Texas 76148
Type: Card Room
(817) 479-3087
Status: Open
Open: 01/2022
October 10, 2022 Arrests Made as Texas Poker Club Raided in Middle of $100K Tournament; Players Fined
Watauga Social Lounge Poker Club in Watauga, Texas – situated between Fort Worth and Dallas – was raided by local authorities with players being fined and at least half a dozen staff members being arrested and booked in the county jail.
According to a warrant “Authorizing the search of a gambling establishment” obtained by PokerNews, Tarrant County, authorities were authorized to seize “currency, gambling proceeds, financial instruments, and or other items of value … relating to obtaining, transferring, secreting or spending large sums of money made from engaging in specified unlawful activities.”
As well as “Tickets, papers, bank bags, receipts, money, gift certificates, coupons, credit card receipts showing documentation of entries, add-on plays, dealer/staff appreciation, administrative fees, payoffs, and checks cashed by player.”