Maverick Gaming Founder Wins Auction for Bankrupt Card Rooms

Sept. 22, 2025, 3:42 PM UTC

A co-founder of bankrupt Washington-based casino operator Maverick Gaming won an auction to buy a subset of the company’s casino and card rooms with a $28 million bid.

An entity managed by professional poker player and businessman Eric Persson was the top bidder for three of the company’s locations in Washington state, according to a notice filed Monday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Casino manager TIL Gaming was deemed a back-up bidder for the poker room assets with a $27 million offer.

Separately, Alter Domus (US) LLC, an agent for company lenders, was named ...

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