Overview
- Authorities from the TABC, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, and IRS executed a search and seizure at The Lodge’s Round Rock location last week.
- A newly obtained 22-page TABC affidavit details undercover visits and financial analysis that began in June 2024.
- Investigators report about $1.35 million moved from the club’s Loomis cash vault into a Tempus Holdings account in early 2025.
- The filing cites suspected violations including money laundering and promotion of gambling, and documents uneven enforcement of player memberships under the fee-based model.
- Co-owner Doug Polk denies knowledge of money laundering, vows to make player balances whole, and says he is cooperating as Round Rock remains closed and the San Antonio site operates.