So... there's definitely an increased crackdown right now... i was playing around mentally with a pretty lame theory that this is a pre-election "tough on crime" publicity stunt... hoping the busts would stop after November... but it doesn't make sense.... "MIKE BLOOMBERG: TOUGH ON CRIME. TOUGH ON POKER" is not really compelling and I don't think the general public sees card rooms as any kind of threat.... I wonder if the illegal card room scene will retreat back into the shadows as some are urging... or if it's simply more attractive as a business venture for someone to open a club, earn several hundred thousand during the club's life span (EV was open less than 6 months I believe), and walk away with a profit when it gets busted. Doing that one or more times may be more financially attractive than setting up a super-private venture that takes a long time to earn the same amount of money.