healer677 said:The card rooms are generally very safe - but.....
Generally playing Texan Hold em againsta a bunch of strangers can lead to a very expensive and quite possibly short night. If you're looking to play for fun (anything under $500 - $1000) just get a few friends together and play that way. But, playing for real; on a table full of strangers? Hmmmm....you're definitely dead money there.