Overview
- Polk, in a video posted Tuesday, said he will personally repay any outstanding player chips if the club cannot.
- The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission raided the Round Rock room on March 10 with IRS participation, freezing accounts while no charges have been filed.
- A civil‑forfeiture deadline on April 9 requires the state to file a claim to keep the seized money or return it to the business.
- Polk argues the club’s no‑rake membership and seat‑fee model follows Texas law, as investigators cite alleged illegal gambling and money laundering in a 22‑page affidavit.
- The shutdown led to full staff layoffs, and Polk and co‑owner Brad Owen have donated to a relief fund for affected workers.