Buy-ins at home games
Hey all!
Can you feel it? The impending return of home games? I can... I was speaking with the Russian earlier today about when we would be able to host - likely start with a quick little home game, 1 table kinda gig, but soon!
It did get me thinking though, about cash. Like, actual physical money. I haven't really used any of it in the last year or so, and it had me wondering about home games and etransfers / other services. With most banking sites allowing etransfers for free / nominal fee, I wonder what people generally feel about the idea of using this method to pay for games you attend. Does it make a difference between tourney / cash games? Is there a concerns from the hosts POV such as are you comfortable sending / receiving money this way? Are you ethically able to cut someone off if they're too drunk but want to buy in for more than they should be playing (easier access to more money can be a tricky issue)? If some do and some don't use etransfer, this still means payouts would have to be etransfered (e.g. 10 person SNG for 50 bucks, 5 use cash, 5 don't, and I pay 50/30/20, I have only 250 of the prize pool on hand as host).
I wanted to start a poll, but it's been so long, I don't remember how, or if it's even possible anymore... maybe an admin can help me out.
Thoughts?
Mark
Can you feel it? The impending return of home games? I can... I was speaking with the Russian earlier today about when we would be able to host - likely start with a quick little home game, 1 table kinda gig, but soon!
It did get me thinking though, about cash. Like, actual physical money. I haven't really used any of it in the last year or so, and it had me wondering about home games and etransfers / other services. With most banking sites allowing etransfers for free / nominal fee, I wonder what people generally feel about the idea of using this method to pay for games you attend. Does it make a difference between tourney / cash games? Is there a concerns from the hosts POV such as are you comfortable sending / receiving money this way? Are you ethically able to cut someone off if they're too drunk but want to buy in for more than they should be playing (easier access to more money can be a tricky issue)? If some do and some don't use etransfer, this still means payouts would have to be etransfered (e.g. 10 person SNG for 50 bucks, 5 use cash, 5 don't, and I pay 50/30/20, I have only 250 of the prize pool on hand as host).
I wanted to start a poll, but it's been so long, I don't remember how, or if it's even possible anymore... maybe an admin can help me out.
Thoughts?
Mark
Comments
Mark
Sanitizer as the button is also a good idea.
Players seem comfortable continuing to play you when you're a fifth of rum deep... lmfao
From a criminality perspective at what point would a "friendly" 'home game' be considered a _bawdy house_ ?
Mark
At no point would it be considered a bawdy house, since keeping a bawdy house deals with prostitution. Also this section of the criminal code in Canada was repealed in 2019, after a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that found that section of the code unconstitutional.
The phrase you meant is... a common gaming house... And the legalities are usually summed up as Mark stated... Don't rake and don't sell stuff. Even selling soft drinks can make the running the game illegal.