Home Games, Whats the Law?

[LOJ]

Hi All,

I wanted to ask a few people on the forum about home/private games and what the law/legislation is regarding this?

I have organised a few home tourneys over the last month with up to 8 people and it has grown in interest & last week there were 16 players wanting to play, due to my little house not being able to cope with 16 beer drinking louts, I have had to look for a venue to host the tourney.  I am on the commitee of a local cricket club and have asked them about hosting the tourney at the club house.  There were a few raised eyebrows for this, but when I mentioned that we would charge a £1.50 per player admission fee & this would go to the club and that a bar would also generate profits, oppinions changed and the members all started to take note.  The plan is to run a monday night tourney with up to 30 players, £10 into the pot, and £1.50 to the club.

I have tried to google to get some info but not much luck at the moment.   Any advice on this would be much appreciated??

[jizzemm]

im sure the North Wales police will be interested.. !!

Ur fine, who cares, every other fcker has poker venues, and the £1.50 will be a contribution to the club not a fee wont it..

[bolt pp]

make the tourney a re-buy with an add on at the break thats different in amount from that of the starting stack so no one can count the chips in play and work out how much money you've taken on the rebuys, then you pocket some money for yourself, buy the club a new set of stumps and everybodys happy.

[doubleup]

http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/Client/faq_detail.asp?id=113&sector=8

[jizzemm]

then you pocket some money for yourself, buy a new bat thats a foot wide so you can hit the ball and your happy.

[action man]

Whats the law? who cares youre behind closed doors, just dont invite any  coppers and you will be fine

[LOJ]

http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/Client/faq_detail.asp?id=113&sector=8

Thanks for this.  I see everyones point, just keep it under wraps, but the old giffers on the commitee are going on about gambling laws and what happens if etc.....

Thing is I want to built it up to get more players and want to make sure got all bases covered just in case!  No wont be inviting any coppers!!!!

[boldie]

http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/Client/faq_detail.asp?id=113&sector=8

Thanks for this.  I see everyones point, just keep it under wraps, but the old giffers on the commitee are going on about gambling laws and what happens if etc.....

Thing is I want to built it up to get more players and want to make sure got all bases covered just in case!  No wont be inviting any coppers!!!!

Invite the coppers..they'll never close their own game down

And just play the old giffers this;

[AlexMartin]

make the tourney a re-buy with an add on at the break thats different in amount from that of the starting stack so no one can count the chips in play and work out how much money you've taken on the rebuys, then you pocket some money for yourself, buy the club a new set of stumps and everybodys happy.

this!

[Rookie (Rodney)]

http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/Client/faq_detail.asp?id=113&sector=8

Thing is I want to built it up to get more players and want to make sure got all bases covered just in case! 

I thought it was a cricket club - not rounders?

[GreekStein]

I am a policeman in the area and would like to know about these goings on. Firstly I require your details, name address and obviously credit card details. We may make a large transaction down at the station from this card into an online site such as William Hill or Ladbrokes to verify your identity.

Thankyou for your swift co-operation.

Officer Greekstein.