Poker Rooms in Houston Hit by Robberies, Security Increased

At least four poker rooms in the Houston area have been targeted by armed robbers over the past few weeks. This has pushed a major poker club in the area to take precautions.

The Houston branch of Texas Card House, one of six Texas Card House locations in Texas, has taken additional security measures against the ongoing robberies in the area. The club will keep an extra security guard on duty at all times to protect the business and its players. Security has also been increased at the Dallas branch, but that decision is not related to the robberies in Houston.

Texas Card House was not among the rooms robbed last month. Capri Poker Club in the town of Webster, however, was robbed about a week ago. More than a dozen armed people entered the room, which is about 25 miles from downtown Houston, and demanded money. It was stated that Capri plans to move to a new location because its lease is ending, and that the move is unrelated to the robbery. The move is expected to take place toward the end of the year.

Spades Poker House and Empire Poker Club in Baytown were also targeted by robberies. In security camera footage that Capri provided to PokerNews, a person matching a suspect in the Spades robbery appeared. No suspects have been arrested yet, but it appears that the relevant authorities have identified at least one suspect.