Charitable gaming; definitions, Texas Hold'em poker tournaments, minimum age to participate.

Charitable gaming; Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. Increases from 18 years of age to 21 years of age the minimum age an individual must be to participate in Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. The bill provides that no qualified organization may conduct Texas Hold'em poker tournaments (i) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which its principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (ii) at an establishme…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

• Low-income / working-classindirectMinor impactLow certainty

  May be indirectly affected by changes in charitable gaming revenue, which could impact the funding available for charitable organizations that serve low-income individuals.

  “Increases from 18 years of age to 21 years of age the minimum age an individual must be to participate in Texas Hold'em poker tournaments.”· Charitable gaming; Texas Hold'em poker tournaments.

• W-2 worker (non-union)indirectMinor impactLow certainty

  Individuals who work at locations where Texas Hold'em poker tournaments are held may be indirectly affected by potential changes in the number or location of these events.

  “The bill provides that no qualified organization may conduct Texas Hold'em poker tournaments (i) at a location outside of the county, city, or town in which its principal office, as registered with the State Corporation Commission, is located or in an adjoining county, city, or town or (ii) at an establishme…”· Charitable gaming; Texas Hold'em poker tournaments.