March on Queens Park
If we were to organize a march on Queens Park for our right to assemble and play poker what would we really want?
Let’s face it, bitch all we want nothing will change. Speak as a large voice and be willing to take the time to face the persecutors might.
Let me start. I have no interest in a back room casino where there is a rake and all the other imenities. All I would like is to be able to start a poker club. A not-for-profit club like the Canada Club or the Lions or Rotary complete with limited liability incorporation. You pay a membership fee annually. You come to play poker, real poker for real money. The club organizes tournaments and invites other clubs to compete in annual events. You volunteer to be on the board of directors etc. You must be a member in good standing to sit at a table.
That is something that I would march on Queens Park for.
Let’s face it, bitch all we want nothing will change. Speak as a large voice and be willing to take the time to face the persecutors might.
Let me start. I have no interest in a back room casino where there is a rake and all the other imenities. All I would like is to be able to start a poker club. A not-for-profit club like the Canada Club or the Lions or Rotary complete with limited liability incorporation. You pay a membership fee annually. You come to play poker, real poker for real money. The club organizes tournaments and invites other clubs to compete in annual events. You volunteer to be on the board of directors etc. You must be a member in good standing to sit at a table.
That is something that I would march on Queens Park for.
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I want the limited taxpayer-paid police resources to be better used than wasting it raiding poker clubs where there are no serious criminal activities going on. Charging all the players who have done nothing wrong except play poker outside a casino is a waste of resources for the court system which is already severely backlogged with cases against dangerous criminals.
Always willing to offer that important advice or word of encouragement, eh BBCZ? I agree with you that it would be incredibly hard and unlikely to achieve anything. I also feel that just dismissing any attempt to discuss it out of hand is pretty arrogant and more than a little shitty in spirit.
My two cents, feel free to have at me and dress me down for calling you out as you are so popular for doing.
So Poker is now an equal rights movement? How do you people come up with this stuff?
Thank god the idea was shot down
I got the reference to the greek myth and I agreed it would be near impossible . I just didn't see the point of your dismissive arrogant comments yet again.
The OP had an idea and was opening a thread for people to share ideas about it. You had nothing constructive or interesting to add but felt the need to chyme in with that. He does have a point that there are a large number of people who would like more liberty when it came to our laws and poker. Instead of just bitching about it, like we often do, he proposed a discussion of ways to get some recognition for our concerns.
So instead of trying to impress us with your grasp of Greek mythology and supposed wit. Why not chyme in with something useful or constructive.
Personally, I joined the Poker Players Alliance started down in the U.S. A small step, no doubt, but it's a start.
You will also have to address the "addiction" portion of the game and all the people who say "well X buddy lost their house from gambling" or "my son lost his tuition playing poker online"
A good push would be to license poker clubs like they do taxi cabs in cities or even bars and restaurants. That way the government could keep tabs on them and they would have to report their revenue.
Just a thought.
Say what you will about it being a struggle, but I never thought I would see the day that that would occur, and I'm damn happy it did in my lifetime! Come a long way, but still a mountain to climb to be sure.
I'd support this movement on Queen's Park. Yea, possibly won't get anywhere at all, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to be heard. At least get the message out that enforcement is a massive waste of resources and tax payer dollars.
QFT
If something like this were to have any chance at all, I think this is the most likely angle of attack to succeed. Especially in these times of economic strain. Allocation of government resources will be a point of attack for Opposition parties at ALL levels.