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xyberman
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Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 407
Location: One step over the line
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| JustPooOnDaFlo wrote: |
| So lemme get this straight... In America..... |
How is it where you live?
btw, are you part of the PooInDaPants clan? |
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IABoomer
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Joined: 29 Oct 2006
Posts: 3420
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Generally speaking, in the US, players cannot facilitate a game and receive compensation for doing so without a gaming license. There are also commonly restrictions on the amount of money that can be won/lost in a game before it goes from a "friendly home game" to being a "gaming enterprise."
There are ways to deal with these stipulations, however. I'm a member of a "card club" where the guy that runs the games does have a license. Each person who comes to play the weekly game signs up to be a "member", so if there was a raid, we're within the laws.
Back on-topic, a friend in New Zealand told me about a regular poker game that's held in a brothel. Gives new meaning to "I'm all in". |
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OB-Wan222
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Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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That's a neat idea - I wonder if there's anything that stops the companies that offer a home "casino experience" from providing topless dealers? Of course, they may need to provide a bouncer as well. Maybe after jumping out of a cake at the Bachelor's Party, the stripper could sit down and start dealing a game.
I'll bet it would increase the amount of money that charities could raise with their "casino night" fund-raisers.
On the side topic - Most states in the US have a very general law that makes all forms of gambling illegal. The casinos, lotteries and church bingo games are usually exceptions that are written into the books. But unless you fit into a catagory that is expressly permitted the general rule is its illegal. |
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big-boy-ramsey
Royal Flush
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
Posts: 827
Location: south mississippi
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| JustPooOnDaFlo wrote: |
| So lemme get this straight... In America is it illegal to play poker for money with your friends??? Or is it illegal to play poker with ur friends if ur charging rake |
We have a judge in our group,we dont'play poker',we have a poker school and disscusion session,tuition is usually $25 bucks a person,top 3 'students' get awarded a prize based on number enrolled that particular night.
Judge,n. one skilled in circumvention of the law...Ambrose Bierce |
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DrAndrian
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Joined: 02 May 2008
Posts: 301
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| Damn, what a bad beat! |
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