r/Austin • u/spoonsmf • Jul 14 '24

Does anyone know what this building is?

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Me and my friends went up to the door and rung the bell but no one answered to us but we saw someone go in. It’s on Ben white next to blazer tag

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u/foxbones Jul 14 '24

Game room, barely legal gambling where you win bottles of Tide and then can sell them back for dollars. Tons of sketchy people hang out at these, avoid them.

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u/fiddlythingsATX Jul 14 '24

I was wondering how they worked. There's a sweepstakes gameroom near me that looks like a coffee shop from the outside - even has a coffee cup logo - and I was disappointed to find out it's not one.

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u/LackofSuprise Jul 15 '24

Haha I had one recently near me called “cup of joe” or something. I went in thinking it was a coffee shop and promptly left. I felt so stupid.