Even illegal clubs charging high rake sometimes have problems paying for the commercial rent and other expenses, so renting a space downtown for rake-free poker is a money-loser.
I think the key to the early UofW poker millionaires was being able to easily talk/rail in their dorm room or within the university with other smart players, as opposed to having to drive off to a commercial place. I failed to find the time to talk hands/strategy when I was grinding online, but now I will try to find other winning players to regularly discuss how to improve our win rate (by phone, while carpooling to a game, or online chat).
Man-of-Steel;355714 wroteokay, hypothetically speaking say there is away to make money and pay the rent to this place.