(AsiaGameHub) – The Lodge Card Club located in Round Rock, Texas, will resume operations on May 26 at 9 a.m., two months after a state raid shuttered the poker room.
Good to Know
- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents raided The Lodge Card Club in March.
- A Williamson County Grand Jury ultimately found insufficient evidence to file a criminal indictment.
- Poker operations will resume May 26, while Frank & Margie’s will open its doors May 16.
The first poker event following the reopening will be a $50 no-limit hold’em tournament at 10:15 a.m. on May 26. Two additional low-buy-in events are planned for the same day, letting members quickly return to live poker as the World Series of Poker launches in Las Vegas.
The club announced the news on Tuesday via Twitter/X, stating:
“Welcome back home Lodge members.”
Welcome back home Lodge members.
The grand reopening is May 26th at 9am pic.twitter.com/YYLiMaPhgQ
— Lodge Card Club (@LodgePokerClub) May 12, 2026
Round Rock Poker Room Set to Resume Operations
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission shut down The Lodge in March, citing money laundering and illegal gambling allegations. State authorities also froze assets connected to the club.
This case shifted in April when a Williamson County Grand Jury declined to indict the property owners. Without a criminal indictment, The Lodge now plans to bring back staff, players, and regular poker games.
The reopening will also assist players who still had chips at the club during the raid. Those players are expected to receive their payouts once operations restart.
Several familiar aspects of the business will return as well. The “Poker at the Lodge” livestream, which has nearly 240,000 YouTube subscribers, is anticipated to resume after poker operations restart in Round Rock.
Food service will look updated. Odds Bar & Bistro is being replaced by Frank & Margie’s, an Italian-American restaurant opening May 16, ahead of the poker room’s reopening.
The company also operates a Lodge card club in San Antonio. This location was not raided and stayed open during the Round Rock shutdown.
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