Got a poker game you want to host at your house?
A friendly game of Texas Hold ‘Em can be fun, but Texas has some of the nation’s strictest gambling laws. Most forms of gambling are illegal under state law, although there are limited exceptions, such as certain charitable gaming and the state lottery.
Many private poker clubs in Austin and elsewhere in Texas operate under a disputed legal interpretation, relying on an interpretation of Texas law that allows gambling in a private place if no one other than the players receives an economic benefit from the game…