Posted by Dr Fro 6:26 PM
I just stumbled across this article about playing poker in Dallas in the 70's and 80's. When you read articles like this and when you see successful poker playing Texans (native or implant) such as Doyle, Farha, Cloutier, Amarillo Slim, heck even David Williams, you can easily forget that the poker they play(ed) here is in fact illegal. The state that gave the name to the greatest form of poker and the state where there is so much poker history actually has always outlawed raked poker games.
Unlike JG, I would very much like to see that change. Whether I want it to or not, I think the change is inevitable. The state legislature has about 4 more weeks and my source in Austin says it is 50/50 that something could happen.
Random thoughts from a lawyer, an accountant, a commodities trader, an ex-Marine and a WSOP Main Event money finisher that don't know as much as they wish they did...