Charges Against The Lodge Card Club Dropped by Texas

(AsiaGameHub) –   The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock is gearing up to resume operations after Texas dismissed charges tied to allegations of illegal gambling and money laundering.

Good to Know

• Co-owner Doug Polk stated that a Williamson County grand jury declined to prosecute the case.
• The Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission conducted a raid on The Lodge in March.
• The returned funds will allow players to cash in their chips and collect pending tournament payouts.

The Lodge Prepares To Reopen

Poker looks poised to make a return at one of Texas’s largest card rooms. Doug Polk, co-owner of The Lodge Card Club and a high-stakes poker player, shared on Tuesday that the state dropped the case after a Williamson County grand jury chose not to pursue prosecution.

Polk posted on X that he hopes The Lodge can reopen “within a few weeks.”

BREAKING: All charges against myself, my partners, and the Lodge have been officially rejected.

The seized money and equipment will be returned and we will reopen as quickly as possible, hopefully within a few weeks.

The Grand Jury in Williamson county heard the allegations… pic.twitter.com/giEFXKzq6N

— Doug Polk (Code Doug) (@DougPolkVids) April 28, 2026

This development wraps up nearly two months of uncertainty for the Round Rock club. In March, the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission raided the property, seized funds and assets, and forced the venue to close its doors.

The TABC accused The Lodge and its owners of crimes linked to illegal gambling and money laundering. However, the agency only conducted an investigation and could not formally charge the club on its own.

Texas had until April 9 to file charges or release the seized funds. That deadline passed while the funds remained frozen. Later, the state removed potential money laundering allegations from the investigation.

With the funds now returned, The Lodge can begin settling customer balances. Players can redeem their chips for cash, and the club can process the tournament payouts that went unpaid after the raid.

The timing of the closure made the situation particularly chaotic. The Lodge had wrapped up a tournament series one day before the raid, including a main event that awarded more than $200,000 to the winner.