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I'd be a little surprised if there aren't any, and if in fact there aren't there definately should be. I think theres at least a fair amount of people with a lot money in the D.C. metro area and it would be possible to get some pretty decent stakes games. If the operators of the club could attract some of the "right" clientel they would be somewhat protected from interference and might not even have to bother paying off any local cops. I'd think any local organized crime type or even just an entrepreneurial bookie would be able to make this profitably work.