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I know the police can confiscate whatever chips/money you have on the table, but what about the money in your pocket?

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They don't touch the money in your pocket. Smart club owners will give a large chunk of the bank to a player they trust to take out during a raid.

And to the OP the dealers were all released the following day on $500 bail and given a court date for mid Nov.