From the Poker Vaults: Texas Boss Gamblers

Even though poker was technically illegal, it wasn’t very hard to find a high-stakes game in Texas in the 1950s and 1960s as long as you had a good relationship with the local “boss gambler.” In this informal system the boss gambler served many roles, but his primary responsibility was convincing the police to look the other way while high-stakes poker was being played behind closed doors. For professional poker players in Texas, the boss gambler’s power was beyond measure. If he approved of you, you were allowed to play in the area’s biggest game with little fear of getting busted...

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Posted: 2009-07-02 23:08

Poker Laws In Texas- Time For Change
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