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Cash Games at Private Members Clubs

  • 31-03-2008 11:22pm
    #1
    DonkeyPokerTour
    Registered Users Posts: 876 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I was just wondering, if I am running an event in say a golf club, which in its self is a private members club, can I run cash games legally? The fitzwilliam card club is only a private members club as is the Sporting Emporium so is it legal to play cash games in private members clubs where the main focus is not poker?

    I am going obviously to seek legal opinion on this aswell but just wanted to know peoples thoughts/thoughts of any event organisers who have taken legal advise on this issue before.

    Thanks in advance
    Regards
    Ian


Comments

  • #2
    RoundTower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭RoundTower


    in principle yes

    (not a lawyer)


  • #3
    eoghan104
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭eoghan104


    RoundTower wrote: »
    in principle yes

    (not a lawyer)
    Im not sure this is correct. The Golf club is a private members club but are the punters all members of the Golf club? I doubt it! I'm not trying to put you off running cash games as I think you should, its a grey area at the moment whether you are allowed to or not but with so many other tourney organisers doing it you should go for it.


  • #4
    califano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,440 ✭✭✭califano


    The gordee* dont care unless your living around the border area on the northern divide.

    *RTÈ Newscaster style


  • #5
    pokerkingsni
    Closed Accounts Posts: 426 ✭✭pokerkingsni


    In the north you can hold poker tournaments in a private members club as long as it is not the main activity of the club, members can play any stakes but the house/club cannot take any profit/rake. It could well be different for the South but up in dinosaurland thats the rules. :rolleyes:


  • #6
    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,855 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    As is normal on boards (across all forums) please do not seek or give legal advice here. I would advise you to talk to the people involved in clubs who have sought this clarification before, or else take legal advice from a solicitor etc.

    My personal opinion on this, and what I have heard before, is that until legislation comes in, casinos are operating in a grey area.

    Locking this thread.


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