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xyberman
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Joined: 25 May 2007
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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
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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
Message Board Junkie
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
Posts: 1176
Location: tilting my ass off!
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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
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| Damn, what a bad beat! |
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spadebidder
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Joined: 24 Jul 2008
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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 |
Each state in the U.S. has their own laws regulating social gambling (as opposed to a gambling enterprise). In many states poker playing with friends for money is illegal, and in higher stakes games it is sometimes enforced and games get raided. Usually the penalties are just fines, but game money can be confiscated. In a few states the laws also apply to online play (sometimes explicitly), although I've never heard of that being seriously enforced.
In other states social gambling is not illegal. In most states it is illegal to collect a rake, act as a bookie, or otherwise conduct a gambling enterprise, even in the states where "social gambling" is not illegal. |
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Strasse
Forum Ego
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Posts: 3749
Location: Austin, TX
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LOL
"Nobody was harmed by Laurie's boobs, and some of us were the better for it." |
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thesump
High Card
Joined: 02 Aug 2008
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| That gives the flop a whole different meaning. |
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IamaYs
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Joined: 31 Jul 2008
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Location: Dallas, Tejas
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| thesump wrote: |
| That gives the flop a whole different meaning. |
And we know where everyone's eyes will be when that flop comes too! |
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