RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS (aka Rick's) clubs and also Texas Home Office raided

[Joe Blows]

Originally Posted by CG2014

If you are in a club when the IRS raids it, the IRS will care about you.

They will be accompanied by federal and local law enforcement. You will be held up, asked for ID, checked for wants and warrants.

They won't say to you: are you an employee of this club and RCI? You say no and they'll say okay, you are free to go.

I've been inside strip clubs eating lunch or just having a drink when they were raided by TABC (in a Dallas club), local police Vice (in 2 different Houston clubs), and regardless they were there to verify whether the clubs were in compliance with TABC licensing and serving laws or Vice checking to make sure the dancers all have their Houston Police Vice Squad issued picture ID which had the real world info of each dancer on them, required to be openly carried and displayed in plain view on each dancer at all time, they still bothered all the customers and other clubs employees.

They TABC and Houston Police and Houston Police Vice detectives took the IDs of everyone present, ran every ID, arrested anyone who had warrants or were felons violating probation, search everyone there and arrested those who had illegal items on their person,

Yes you will be inconvenienced and possibly even be arrested.

I’ll take “Things that never happened for $1,000”

[mrredcat43]

It’s about time! Rick’s was busted a few years ago for drugging patrons and maxing out charges on their credit card

[CantBuyMeLove]

Maybe the IRS could partner with Immigration/Naturalization Services to help all those poor Cuban refugees Rick's is trying to help, too. That way they can get tax ids to pay their taxes. Lol

[oldbutstillgoing]

Originally Posted by mrredcat43

It’s about time! Rick’s was busted a few years ago for drugging patrons and maxing out charges on their credit card

Ricks was not busted. A specific club was, not the company. And that is far from the only club that happens in. It is not unique to RCI clubs. You have to be careful in all clubs

[cochi13]

Well...than border towns for club extras and cheaper hobbying it is....until both resolve themselves in our market. Still may try short expedition to Cowtown but leery with all these recent changes

[marvelousntx]

Originally Posted by CG2014

If you are in a club when the IRS raids it, the IRS will care about you.

They will be accompanied by federal and local law enforcement. You will be held up, asked for ID, checked for wants and warrants.

They won't say to you: are you an employee of this club and RCI? You say no and they'll say okay, you are free to go.

I've been inside strip clubs eating lunch or just having a drink when they were raided by TABC (in a Dallas club), local police Vice (in 2 different Houston clubs), and regardless they were there to verify whether the clubs were in compliance with TABC licensing and serving laws or Vice checking to make sure the dancers all have their Houston Police Vice Squad issued picture ID which had the real world info of each dancer on them, required to be openly carried and displayed in plain view on each dancer at all time, they still bothered all the customers and other clubs employees.

They TABC and Houston Police and Houston Police Vice detectives took the IDs of everyone present, ran every ID, arrested anyone who had warrants or were felons violating probation, search everyone there and arrested those who had illegal items on their person,

Yes you will be inconvenienced and possibly even be arrested.

TABC is not the IRS, and the IRS is not raiding a damn strip club.