109, which declared that the state of Texas is the origin of Hold 'Em Poker since it was Texan poker legends Crandell Addington and Doyle 'Texas Dolly' Brunson who popularized this version of poker by introducing it to Las Vegas casinos, primarily at the Golden Nugget Casino in 1967, before it was featured at the inaugural World Series of Poker in 1970.
Did you know that the state legislature of the state of Texas officially recognizes its town of Robstown as the birthplace of Texas Hold 'Em Poker? On May 11, 2007, released House Concurrent Resolution No.